Getting here
51.66195, -0.16760
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Great Spotted Woodpecker +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Great Spotted Woodpecker +65 more · last seen 2026
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 16-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, 24-spot Ladybird +56 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 16-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, 24-spot Ladybird +56 more · last seen 2026
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Butterfly-bush, Common Smoothcap, Dogwood +16 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Butterfly-bush, Common Smoothcap, Dogwood +16 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
LOOP link to Cockfosters UndergroundWalking route
Dollis Valley Greenwalk linkWalking route
Parkfield, Oakmere & Beyond 2 mile walkWalking route2 km
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km
Long distance path
Pymmes Brook TrailWalking route
This is the revised 2018 route, which starts at Hadley Green and finishes at Tottenham Lock, near Tottenham Hale station.
🚴Cycling
34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
LCN 88Cycling route
ProposedCycling route
Route 12Cycling route
Cycleway 20Cycling route
LCNCycling route
LCN 89Cycling route
Wildlife to spot
Photos
Club House, Hadley Wood Golf Course, Beech Hill, Cockfosters
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