Greenhill Gardens, New Barnet Explained

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]}

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.^{[3] [4]}

There is access from Pricklers Hill and Greenhill Park.

See also

• Barnet parks and open spaces
• Nature reserves in Barnet

Further reading

• Book: Hewlett, Janet . Nature Conservation in Barnet. London Ecology Unit. 1997. 1 871045 27 4.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Greenhill Gardens. https://archive.today/20121224022912/http://www.gigl.org.uk/igigl/siteDetails.aspx?sID=BaL10&sType=sinc. dead. 24 December 2012. Greenspace Information for Greater London. 2006. 9 September 2012.
2. Web site: iGiGL – helping you find London’s parks and wildlife sites . Greenspace Information for Greater London . 2006 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121129124243/http://www.gigl.org.uk/igigl/map.aspx . 2012-11-29 .
3. Web site: Greenhill Gardens, London Gardens Online . 2011-01-22 . 2012-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120303233149/http://www.londongardensonline.org.uk/gardens-online-record.asp?ID=BAR028 . dead .
4. Web site: Underhill and Pricklers Hill, Barnet Online . 2011-01-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101227184644/http://www.barnet.gov.uk/index/leisure-culture/libraries/archives/archives-histories/archives-barnethistories/archives-barnet-underhill.htm . 2010-12-27 . dead .