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Western Cemetery

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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 nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Moorhen, Mandarin Duck +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Moorhen, Mandarin Duck +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 16-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +71 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 16-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Skullcap, Purple-loosestrife, Harebell +6 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Skullcap, Purple-loosestrife, Harebell +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
LOOP link to Gordon Hill stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
New River LinkWalking route
Named routeRef NR linkLocal walking route
LOOP link to Enfield Lock stationWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
Hertfordshire Chain WalkWalking route

Not waymarked

Named routeRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

135 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route (12)Cycling route

Alternative (step-free) route avoiding railway bridge

Named routeRef (12)Local cycle route
LCN 88Cycling route
Named routeRef 88Local cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
ProposedCycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Forty Hall Park GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cycleway 1Cycling route
Named routeRef C1Regional cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Bulls Cross Ridebridleway · 333 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 333 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Bulls Cross Ridebridleway · 294 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 294 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Bury Green Lanebridleway · 370 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 370 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Old Park Ridebridleway · 239 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 239 mPath type: unclassified
Old Park Ridebridleway · 89 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 89 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

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Entrance to Western Cemetery

Entrance to Western Cemetery

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