The

London Borough of Barnet The London Borough of Barnet () is a suburban London borough in North London. The borough was formed in 1965 from parts of the ceremonial counties of Middlesex and Hertfordshire. It forms part of Outer London and is the largest London borough ...

, located on the northern periphery of London and having much of the area within its boundaries in the

Metropolitan Green Belt The Metropolitan Green Belt is a statutory green belt around London, England. It comprises parts of Greater London, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent and Surrey, parts of two of the three districts of Bedfordshire and a s ...

, has many parks and open spaces. In addition there are large areas taken over by cemeteries and

golf courses A golf course is the grounds on which the sport of golf is played. It consists of a series of holes, each consisting of a tee box, a fairway, the rough and other hazards, and a green with a cylindrical hole in the ground, known as a "cup". Th ...

, and part of Hampstead Heath.

Parks

Premier Parks

Barnet describes its 16 main open spaces as 'premier parks', seven of which achieved a

Green Flag Award The Green Flag Award is an international accreditation given to publicly accessible parks and open spaces, managed under licence from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, a UK Government department, by Keep Britain Tidy, ...

for 2009/10: * Childs Hill Park and Basing Hill Park,

Childs Hill Childs Hill is one of two areas at the south end of the London Borough of Barnet along with Cricklewood which straddles three boroughs. It took its name from Richard le Child, who in 1312 held a customary house and "30 acres" of its area. It is a ...

* Cherry Tree Wood, East Finchley *

Edgwarebury Park Edgwarebury Park is a 22-hectare park in Edgware in the London Borough of Barnet. It was once part of the manor of Earlsbury, which was first mentioned in 1216. In the later Middle Ages it was owned by All Souls College, Oxford, and there is still ...

, Edgware * Friary Park,

Friern Barnet Friern Barnet is a suburban area within the London Borough of Barnet, north of Charing Cross. Its centre is formed by the busy intersection of Colney Hatch Lane (running north and south), Woodhouse Road (taking westbound traffic towards North ...

* Hendon Park, Hendon * Lyttelton Playing Fields,

Hampstead Garden Suburb Hampstead Garden Suburb is an elevated suburb of London, north of Hampstead, west of Highgate and east of Golders Green. It is known for its intellectual, liberal, artistic, musical and literary associations. It is an example of early twentie ...

* Mill Hill Park,

Mill Hill Mill Hill is a suburb in the London Borough of Barnet, England. It is situated around northwest of Charing Cross. Mill Hill was in the historic county of Middlesex until 1965, when it became part of Greater London. Its population counted 18,45 ...

Oak Hill Park Oak Hill Park (OHP) is a residential subdivision located in the Oak Hill village of Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Oak Hill Park is shown as a separate and distinct village on some city maps, including a map dated 2012 on the official ...

, East Barnet *

Old Court House Recreation Ground Old Court House Recreation Ground is a public park in High Barnet in the London Borough of Barnet. It is one of the borough's ''Premier Parks'' and received a Green Flag Award for 2009–2010. The park has six free tennis courts, a bowling green ...

High Barnet Chipping Barnet or High Barnet is a suburban market town in north London, forming part of the London Borough of Barnet, England. It is a suburban development built around a 12th-century settlement, and is located north-northwest of Charing Cr ...

* Sunny Hill Park, Hendon * Swan Lane Open Space, Whetstone * Tudor Sports Ground,

New Barnet New Barnet is a neighbourhood on the north east side of the London Borough of Barnet. It is a largely residential North London suburb located east of Chipping Barnet, west of Cockfosters, south of the village of Monken Hadley and north of O ...

* Victoria Park, Finchley Central * Victoria Recreation Ground,

* Watling Park,

Burnt Oak Burnt Oak is a suburb of London, England, located northwest of Charing Cross. It lies to the west of the M1 motorway between Edgware and Colindale, located predominantly in the London Borough of Barnet, with parts comprising the London Boroughs ...

West Hendon Playing Fields West Hendon Playing Fields is a 62 acre public park in West Hendon in the London Borough of Barnet. It is one of Barnet's Premier Parks. It is a large grassed area with scattered mature trees. It has two tennis courts, several football pitches, a ...

West Hendon West Hendon is a district of Hendon in North London, in the London Borough of Barnet. It is the NW9 part of Hendon, located around the A5 Edgware Road and the Welsh Harp (Brent Reservoir). The area is known for the West Hendon Estate which is un ...

Other Parks and Green Spaces

The borough contains over 200 green spaces. Some of them are: * Bethune Park,

* Bittacy Hill Park,

* Brent Park, Hendon *

Highlands Gardens Highlands Gardens is a small park in New Barnet at the western end of Leicester Road, on the corner with Abbotts Road. The park was opened in 1931 in the grounds of Highlands House which was demolished in about 1972 and replaced by flats. The park ...

* Long Lane Pasture, Finchley * Whitings Hill Open Space,

Chipping Barnet Chipping Barnet or High Barnet is a suburban market town in north London, forming part of the London Borough of Barnet, England. It is a suburban development built around a 12th-century settlement, and is located north-northwest of Chari ...

Nature Reserves

Site of Special Scientific Interest

Brent Reservoir The Brent Reservoir (popularly called the Welsh Harp) is a reservoir in North West London. It straddles the boundary between the boroughs of Brent and Barnet and is owned by the Canal & River Trust. The reservoir takes its informal name from a p ...

(a Site of Special Scientific Interest which is partly in the London Borough of Brent)

Local Nature Reserves

Barent has 7 Local Nature Reserves * Big Wood and Little Wood,

* Oak Hill Wood, East Barnet *

Scratchwood Scratchwood is an extensive, mainly wooded, country park in Mill Hill in the London Borough of Barnet. The 57-hectare site is a Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation and together with the neighbouring Moat Mount Open Space. It ...

and

Moat Mount open space Moat Mount Open Space is a 110-hectare park and nature reserve in Mill Hill in the London Borough of Barnet. It is part of Moat Mount Open Space and Mote End Farm Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade II, which includes Barne ...

Coppetts Wood Coppetts Wood and Scrublands is a Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade I, between Muswell Hill and Friern Barnet in the London Borough of Barnet. It is part of the Coppetts Wood and Glebelands Local Nature Reserve. The ma ...

and Glebelands, Colney Hatch *

Rowley Green Common Rowley Green Common is a six hectare Local Nature Reserve and a Site of Importance Metropolitan for Nature Conservation in Arkley, north London. It is owned by the London Borough of Barnet. It is also registered common land. It is mainly woodl ...

Arkley Arkley is an area of north London, England, within the London Borough of Barnet. It is located north-northwest of Charing Cross. It consists of a long village strung out between Barnet and Stirling Corner, roughly centred on the "Gate" pub, ...

Totteridge Fields Totteridge Fields is a 97-hectare Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC) in Totteridge in the London Borough of Barnet. The SINC includes the privately owned Highwood Hill, and at the western end is a seven-hectare Local ...

, Totteridge * Brent Reservoir is a Local Nature Reserve as well as a Site of Special Scientific Interest

Sites of Nature Conservation Interest

The Borough has 67 Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation, and these are listed in Nature reserves in Barnet. Some of them are: * Hampstead Heath (only the Hampstead Heath Extension and Golders Hill Park are in Barnet) * Arrandene Open Space and Featherstone Hill,

* Darland's Lake Nature Reserve, Totteridge * Golders Hill Park,

Golders Green Golders Green is an area in the London Borough of Barnet in England. A smaller suburban linear settlement, near a farm and public grazing area green of medieval origins, dates to the early 19th century. Its bulk forms a late 19th century and ea ...

* King George's Fields,

Monken Hadley Monken Hadley is a place in the London Borough of Barnet. An ancient country village north of Barnet, it is now a suburban development on the very edge of Greater London north north-west of Charing Cross, while retaining much of its rural c ...

* The Mill Field,

* Monken Hadley Common,

* Stoneyfields Park, Edgware

Dollis Valley Greenwalk

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.''London parks get £6m for revamp''
(BBC News) accessed 10 March 2009 It follows

Dollis Brook Dollis Brook runs through the London Borough of Barnet in north London. It is a tributary of the River Brent, which is itself a tributary of the River Thames. The Dollis Valley Greenwalk follows almost all of Dollis Brook, apart from a short sec ...

, which is also Site of Importance for Nature Conservation.

References

External links

List of premier parks on the London Borough of Barnet's website
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List of sports facilities in Barnet parksList of parks and open spaces in Barnet on the London Parks & Gardens Trust's ''London Gardens Online''Finchley Society, Finchley and Friern Barnet Green Spaces List
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