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Vault Hill

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.67626, -0.13764

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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

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Little Grebe, Tufted Duck, Greenfinch +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Little Grebe, Tufted Duck, Greenfinch +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 16-spot Ladybird, Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird +7 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 16-spot Ladybird, Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird +7 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

27 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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

32 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
Route CCycling route
Named routeRef CRegional 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath ascending Parting Hill

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath ascending Parting Hill

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Nearby places

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🌱Trent ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Enfield Town ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Enfield Town ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Oakmere ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Oakmere ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱ParkfieldUrban park3.7 km→

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