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Hadley Wood Golf Club

5 ha

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.66130, -0.15738

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Great Spotted Woodpecker +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Great Spotted Woodpecker +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 24-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug +65 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 24-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Butterfly-bush, Common Smoothcap, Dogwood +17 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Butterfly-bush, Common Smoothcap, Dogwood +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

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

37 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 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
LCN 89Cycling route
Named routeRef 89Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bus stop on Cockfosters Road, Hadley Wood

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bus stop on Cockfosters Road, Hadley Wood

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