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Shepherd's Hill Allotments

📷 Rob Purvis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.57982, -0.13677

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Robin, Blue Tit +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Blue Tit +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Broad-bodied Chaser, Common Darter +108 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Broad-bodied Chaser, Common Darter +108 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Midland Hawthorn, Hawthorn, Wild Service-tree +1 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Midland Hawthorn, Hawthorn, Wild Service-tree +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Capital Ring link to Highgate underground stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Capital Ring link to Finsbury Park stationWalking route
Named routeRegional 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
New River PathWalking route
Named routeRef NRRegional walking route
Capital Ring (Section 11)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

88 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 6Cycling route
Named routeRef C6Regional cycle route
Cycleway 20Cycling route
Named routeRef C20Regional cycle route
Regent's CanalCycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Crouch End allotments

📷 Rob Purvis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Crouch End allotments

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Highgate WoodUrban park1 km→🌱Lordship Recreation GroundUrban park3.8 km→🌱Finsbury ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Finsbury ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Chestnuts ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Chestnuts ParkUrban park3.3 km→

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