Greenhill Gardens, New Barnet

Greenhill Gardens is a 1.6 hectare public park in New Barnet in the London Borough of Barnet. Its main feature is an ornamental lake with a wooded island, which attracts many birds, and it also has a grassed area with scattered mature trees. It is a site of local importance for nature conservation.[1][2][3]

Greenhill Gardens in winter
Greenhill Gardens lake
A view of the lake

It was created from part of the former Greenhill estate, the rest of which was developed for housing in the twentieth century. In July 1926 East Barnet Council purchased the land which is now a public park for £20,000. In 1965 East Barnet became part of the London Borough of Barnet, which now owns and manages the park.[2][4]

There is access from Pricklers Hill and Greenhill Park.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Greenhill Gardens". Greenspace Information for Greater London. 2006. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Greenhill Gardens, London Gardens Online". Archived from the original on 2012-03-03. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
  3. ^ "iGiGL – helping you find London's parks and wildlife sites". Greenspace Information for Greater London. 2006. Archived from the original on 2012-11-29.
  4. ^ "Underhill and Pricklers Hill, Barnet Online". Archived from the original on 2010-12-27. Retrieved 2011-01-22.

Further reading

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  • Hewlett, Janet (1997). Nature Conservation in Barnet. London Ecology Unit. ISBN 1 871045 27 4.
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