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Grovelands Park

12 ha

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WildlifeFamilyPlay
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParkingPlayground

Best for

12 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Family friendly

playground, café, toilets

Free

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Tufted Duck +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Tufted Duck +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Marmalade Hoverfly +55 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Marmalade Hoverfly +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LOOP link to Cockfosters UndergroundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
LOOP link to Gordon Hill stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
New River LinkWalking route
Named routeRef NR linkLocal walking route
Pymmes Brook TrailWalking route

This is the revised 2018 route, which starts at Hadley Green and finishes at Tottenham Lock, near Tottenham Hale station.

Named routeLocal walking route
Hertfordshire Chain WalkWalking route

Not waymarked

Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

89 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
Route CCycling route
Named routeRef CRegional cycle route
Route CCycling route
Named routeRef CRegional 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

Wildlife to spot

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The woods in Grovelands Park, Winchmore Hill

The woods in Grovelands Park, Winchmore Hill

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