Silk Stream

The Silk Stream is a brook in the London Borough of Barnet. It is one of the major components of the Blue Ribbon Network.^[1]

The Silk Stream is a tributary of the River Brent, which it joins at Brent Reservoir. It has several tributaries including Burnt Oak Brook, Edgware Brook, the Edgwarebury Brook and Deans Brook.^[2] The Silk Stream runs north-south through Colindale and Hendon. It gives its name to Silkstream Road, near Burnt Oak station.

Silk Stream and Burnt Oak Brook are a Local Nature Reserve, Borough Grade II.^[3]

See also

• Rivers of the United Kingdom
• Nature reserves in Barnet

References

1. ^ Greater London Authority - The blue ribbon network
2. ^ Middlesex County Council, Sources of the Silk Stream
3. ^ Silk Stream and Burnt Oak Brook, London wildweb