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Windsor Open Space

50 ha

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome50 ha

Getting here

51.59773, -0.20900

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground 207m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Batman Hoverfly, Harlequin Ladybird +69 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Batman Hoverfly, Harlequin Ladybird +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Capital Ring link to Highgate underground stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Dollis Valley Greenwalk linkWalking route
Named routeRef DVGlinkLocal 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
Capital Ring (Section 11)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Capital Ring (Section 12)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 85 linkCycling route
Named routeRef (85)Local cycle route
LCN 54Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cycleway 6Cycling route
Named routeRef C6Regional cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 88Cycling route
Named routeRef 88Local cycle route
Wembley to Harrow Weald CyclewayCycling route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Windsor Open Space, Finchley

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Windsor Open Space, Finchley

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