Barnet parks and open spaces

The London Borough of Barnet, located on the northern periphery of London and having much of the area within its boundaries in the Metropolitan Green Belt, has a large number of parks and open spaces. In addition there are large areas taken over by cemeteries and golf courses, and part of Hampstead Heath.

1 Premier Parks
2 Nature Reserves
3 Other Parks and Green Spaces
4 References
5 See also
6 External links

Premier Parks

Barnet describes its 16 main open spaces as 'premier parks', seven of which achieved a Green Flag Award for 2009/10:^[1]

Nature Reserves

The Borough has 67 Local Nature Reserves.^[2], and these are listed in Nature reserves in Barnet. Some of the major ones are:

Brent Reservoir (a Site of Special Scientific Interest which is partly in the London Borough of Brent)
Hampstead Heath (only the Hampstead Heath Extension and Golders Hill Park are in Barnet)
Arrandene Open Space and Featherstone Hill, Mill Hill
Big Wood and Little Wood, Hampstead Garden Suburb
Coppett's Wood and Scrublands, Friern Barnet
Darland's Lake Nature Reserve, Totteridge
King George's Fields, Monken Hadley
The Mill Field, Mill Hill
Moat Mount open space, Mill Hill
Oak Hill Wood, East Barnet
Rowley Green Common, Arkley
Scratchwood, Mill Hill

Other Parks and Green Spaces

The borough also contains over 200 green spaces.^[3] Some of them are:

Bittacy Hill Park, Mill Hill
Brent Park, Hendon
Golders Hill Park, Golders Green
Long Lane Pasture, Finchley^[4]
Stoneyfields Park, Edgware
Whitings Hill Open Space, Chipping Barnet

The Dollis Valley Greenwalk, in Barnet is one of 11 green spaces throughout Greater London chosen to receive money for redevelopment by a public vote. The walk received £400,000 towards a variety of improvements, including better footpaths, and more lighting.^[5]. It follows Dollis Brook, which is also a Local Nature Reserve.

References

^ "Premier parks". Barnet Council. 17/08/2009. http://www.barnet.gov.uk/index/environment-planning/parks-and-open-spaces/premier-parks.htm. Retrieved 19/08/2010.
^ London Wildweb (select 'Barnet' as the Borough)
^ "Parks and open spaces". Barnet Council. 05/03/2009. http://www.barnet.gov.uk/index/environment-planning/parks-and-open-spaces.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
^ Long Lane Pasture web site
^ London parks get £6m for revamp (BBC News) accessed 10 March 2009

External links

Parks and open spaces in London

Royal parks	Bushy Green Greenwich Hyde Kensington Regent's Richmond St James's

Large urban parks	Alexandra Battersea Blackheath Burgess Crystal Palace Finsbury Hampstead Heath Parliament Hill Southwark Victoria Wimbledon

Country parks	Bayhurst Wood Belhus Woods Eastbrookend Fairlop Waters Fryent Hainault Forest Havering High Elms Hornchurch Lee Valley South Norwood Stanmore Stockley Trent

Commons	Barnes Bromley Cannon Hill Clapham Eel Brook East Sheen Ham Hayes Kenley Mitcham Old Oak Peckham Rye Plumstead Putney Putney Lower Stanmore Stoke Newington Streatham Tooting Tylers Wandsworth Wimbledon Winn's

Marshes	Aveley Crayford Erith Hackney Hornchurch Ingrebourne Leyton Rainham Tottenham Walthamstow Wennington

Woodland	Bostall Coldfall Dulwich Epping Forest Grangewood Park Highgate Lesnes Abbey Oxleas Queen's Russia Dock Sydenham Hill

House gardens	Belair Park Boston Manor House Cannizaro Park Danson Park Grovelands Park Grove Park Hampton Court Park Kenwood House Langtons Morden Hall Park Osterley Park Syon House

Entry-fee charging	Kew Gardens London Wetland Centre

Community gardens	Phoenix Garden Calthorpe Project

Parks and open spaces by London borough

Barking and Dagenham Barnet Bexley Brent Bromley Camden Croydon Ealing Enfield Greenwich Hackney Hammersmith and Fulham Haringey Harrow Havering Hillingdon Hounslow Islington Kensington and Chelsea Kingston Lambeth Lewisham Merton Newham Redbridge Richmond Southwark Sutton Tower Hamlets Waltham Forest Wandsworth Westminster