This large hillside park offers splendid views south over London, as well as a range of recreational facilities. The northern end of the park is more formal, with ornamental flowerbeds and rose gardens, and an attractive Holocaust Memorial Garden providing a peaceful spot for quiet reflection. Hendon Park won a Green Flag Award in 2008-2009 and 2009-2010. The Capital Ring passes through the park.
Local Wildlife Site
Accessible Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation
Hendon Park and Northern Line Railway Cutting
Borough: Barnet
Grade: Local
Access: Free public access (part of site)
Area: 14.71 ha
Description
Wildlife
Small birds, such as long-tailed tit, chaffinch and greenfinch forage along the tall hedgerows between the various flower plots in the northern end of the park. The rest of the park is made up mainly of informal parkland, with mown grass and mature trees, especially London plane, lime and horse-chestnut. As part of the Millennium celebrations, schoolchildren planted a new area of native woodland near its western side to provide good habitat for birds. The western edge of the park borders the Northern line railway, where the railside vegetation of rough grassland with tall herbs and patches of woodland attracts birds like the great spotted woodpecker, goldcrest and summer-visiting chiffchaff. The park is a good spot for watching pipistrelle bats on a summer evening.Facilities
Basketball court; bowls; café; events; fairs; outdoor gym; football pitches; tennis; multi-sports courts; play areas (2-14); site-based Park Keeper; toilets
Female chaffinch © Jason Gallier
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