Crews Hill Golf Course includes some of the best remnant acid grassland in Enfield borough, some associated woodland as well as a section of the Turkey Brook.
Local Wildlife Site
Accessible Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation
Crews Hill Golf Course
Borough: Enfield
Grade: Borough
Access: Access on public footpaths only
Area: 47.4 ha
Description
Wildlife
The fairways support spiny restharrow, which is very rare in London, along with harebell and heath bedstraw, sheep's-sorrel, tormentil and burnet-saxifrage. Some extensive areas of gorse and broom are also to be found. Woodland along the riverside includes the London rarity greater burnet-saxifrage, as well as pendulous sedge. Birds present here include green woodpecker and linnet. The site is also of interest for insects and amphibians.Facilities
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Common gorse © Mike Waite
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