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George Grey's Obelisk

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Grebe and Tufted Duck
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Grebe and Tufted Duck
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Little Grebe, Tufted Duck, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Little Grebe, Tufted Duck, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Dogwood · last seen 2025; Plants — Dogwood · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Red TrailWalking route

Named routeListed length 1.2 miRound tripLocal walking route

LOOP link to Cockfosters UndergroundWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Dollis Valley Greenwalk linkWalking route

Named routeRef DVGlinkLocal walking route

LOOP link to Gordon Hill stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

New River LinkWalking route

Named routeRef NR linkLocal walking route

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Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Enfield Chase to Arnos Park GreenwayCycling route

Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Cycleway 20Cycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Cycleway 21Cycling route

Finished Cycleway route will run from Meridian Water to Enfield Town

Named routeRegional cycle route

Cycleway 20Cycling route

Named routeRef C20Regional cycle route

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

66,915 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

66,915 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

winter

2025

Song Thrush · Blackbird · Little Grebe · Dunnock · Jay +40

Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
DunnockPrunella modularis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GadwallMareca strepera
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Common GullLarus canus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Great TitParus major
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
TealAnas crecca
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Coal TitPeriparus ater
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
RavenCorvus corax
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
SiskinSpinus spinus
Water RailRallus aquaticus

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Mammals1 species

spring

2026

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects3 species

winter

2026

7-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

66,915 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

winter

2025

Song Thrush · Blackbird · Little Grebe · Dunnock · Jay +40

Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
DunnockPrunella modularis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GadwallMareca strepera
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Common GullLarus canus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Great TitParus major
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
TealAnas crecca
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Coal TitPeriparus ater
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
RavenCorvus corax
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
SiskinSpinus spinus
Water RailRallus aquaticus

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2026

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects3 species

winter

2026

7-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Inscription on obelisk, Trent Park

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