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Whit Hern Park

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.70442, -0.04631

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Robin
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 106m away — 18 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Magpie +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Magpie +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Eupeodes +15 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Eupeodes +15 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Urban park — family destination

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: New River Path

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
LOOP link to Enfield Lock stationWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Lea Valley WalkWalking route

Transport for London's Section 1 of the Lea Valley Walk within London

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Short TrailWalking route
Named routeListed length 1.3Round tripLocal walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 02Walking route
Named routeRef LW02Local walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Manor Grove Avenuepublic footpath · 9 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 9 mPath type: residential
Albury Walkpublic footpath · 285 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 285 mPath type: footway
Churchfield Pathpublic footpath · 49 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 49 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

117 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Route (1)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route

Named routeRef (1)Local cycle route
Route CCycling route
Named routeRef CRegional cycle route
Forty Hall Park GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cycleway 1Cycling route
Named routeRef C1Regional cycle route
Route (1)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route

Named routeRef (1)Local cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Churchgaterestricted byway · 154 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 154 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

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Whit Hern Park

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Grundy ParkUrban park1.1 km→🏞️RIVER LEECountry park2.9 km→🌱Abbey GardensUrban park3.5 km→🌱Broxbourne Recreation GroundUrban park5 km→🌱Broxbourne Recreation GroundUrban park5 km→🌱Grundy ParkUrban park1.1 km→

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