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Rowley Green Common

Introduction

The common today has areas of grass and woodland, mainly birch and oak, and it is particularly unusual in having a sphagnum bog, rare in south-east England and the only bog in Barnet.

Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts

Access contact details

Opening is unrestricted.

Directions

Tube: High Barnet (Northern). Rail: Elstree and Borehamwood. Bus: 84A, 107, 263.

Owners

LB Barnet (part) Remainder registered under the Land Registration Acts 1925 and 1936

Features & Designations

Designations

  • Green Belt

  • Local Nature Reserve

  • Site of Nature Conservation Importance

  • Site of Special Scientific Interest

Features

  • Bog garden
  • Grassland
  • Woodland
Key Information

Type

Park

Purpose

Recreational/sport

Principal Building

Parks, Gardens And Urban Spaces

Survival

Extant

Hectares

9.3

Open to the public

Yes

References

Contributors

  • London Parks and Gardens Trust