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Trent Park

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Christine Matthews · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.66345, -0.14322

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 330m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tufted Duck, Mandarin Duck, Jay +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tufted Duck, Mandarin Duck, Jay +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Dogwood · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 16-spot Ladybird, 24-spot Ladybird, Neophilaenus lineatus +11 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 16-spot Ladybird, 24-spot Ladybird, Neophilaenus lineatus +11 more · last seen 2026

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

30 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 20Cycling route
Named routeRegional 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wild Roses, Trent Park, Cockfosters, Hertfordshire

📷 Christine Matthews · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wild Roses, Trent Park, Cockfosters, Hertfordshire

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🌱Grovelands ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Grovelands ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Trent ParkUrban park500 m→🌱Enfield Town ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Enfield Town ParkUrban park4.3 km→🏞️TRENT PARKCountry park500 m→

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