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51.67062, -0.09755
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Green Woodpecker and Blue Tit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 215m away — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Green Woodpecker and Blue Tit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 215m away — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Green Woodpecker, Blue Tit, Great Tit +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Green Woodpecker, Blue Tit, Great Tit +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird, Bitoma crenata +29 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird, Bitoma crenata +29 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Proposed
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 24 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Red Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 1.2 mi Round trip Local walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Cockfosters Underground Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Gordon Hill station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map New River Link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref NR link Local walking route
Show on map Parkfield, Oakmere & Beyond 2 mile walk Walking route 2 km ▾
Named route Length 2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 87 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Enfield Chase to Arnos Park Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Route C Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 20 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 21 Cycling route ▾
Finished Cycleway route will run from Meridian Water to Enfield Town
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Flash Lane bridleway · 153 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 153 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Photos Bridge over a drain in Hilly Fields Park, near Enfield
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Wildlife to spot
80,332 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 80,332 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Jay · Blackbird · Great Tit · Green Woodpecker +42
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Redwing Turdus iliacus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐝 Insects 24 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Bitoma crenata · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +19
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Bitoma crenata Bitoma crenata Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 80,332 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Jay · Blackbird · Great Tit · Green Woodpecker +42
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Redwing Turdus iliacus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐝 Insects 24 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Bitoma crenata · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +19
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Bitoma crenata Bitoma crenata Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Yellow-legged Mining Bee Andrena flavipes
Yellow-legged Mining Bee Andrena flavipes
Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes
Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Sharp-collared Furrow Bee Lasioglossum malachurum
Sharp-collared Furrow Bee Lasioglossum malachurum
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus