Enfield Council Nature Recovery

Enfield Council is investigating opportunities to improve biodiversity by creating new and expanded habitats for wildlife, and broaden access to our blue and green spaces.

The work at Enfield Chase is London’s largest woodland and nature restoration initiative. The aim is to convert up to 1,000 hectares of farmland into a publicly accessible nature space which links to our existing parks and open spaces. It will result in the creation of hundreds of hectares of new woodland, with ponds and wetlands that will be easily accessed through a network of footpaths and cycleways.

This will be one of the largest nature restoration projects close to a large city anywhere in the UK. It will deliver sustainable benefits locally, regionally and nationally.

Achievements so far

80 hectares of new accessible woodland – 142,000 trees planted, plus areas set aside for natural regeneration
Making space for water – 50 ponds and wetland scrapes provide valuable habitat and stormwater reduction
Access and usability – 3.5km of London Loop footpath upgraded
Community engagement – over 2,000 volunteers, plus hundreds of school children have taken part in planting events

<h2>✅&nbsp;Nature Walk Confirmation – Enfield Chase</h2>Thank you for signing up for the&nbsp;Nature Walk at Enfield Chase!We’re delighted to confirm your place and look forward to welcoming you to this exciting event.<h3>📅&nbsp;Event Details</h3><ul><li>Date:&nbsp;18th October 2025</li><li>Start Time:&nbsp;10:00 AM</li><li>Finish Time:&nbsp;12:00 PM</li><li>Location:&nbsp;Botany Bay Farm, The Ridgeway, Enfield Chase</li><li>Meeting Point:&nbsp;Car park – What3Words: select.vase.march</li></ul><h3>🧳&nbsp;What to Bring</h3><ul><li>Suitable footwear for walking</li><li>Warm clothing appropriate for the weather</li><li>Water and any personal provisions</li></ul><h3>📞&nbsp;On-the-Day Contacts</h3><ul><li>James Waterton&nbsp;– Woodland Arboricultural Officer: 07356 178010</li><li> </li></ul>Please arrive in good time for a prompt 10:00 AM start.If you’re unable to attend, kindly let us know so we can offer your space to someone else.If you have any questions before the event, feel free to get in touch.Otherwise, we’ll see you soon for a fun and informative day in nature!

<h2>🌳&nbsp;Join the Enfield Chase Landscape Recovery Walk!</h2>Hosted by Enfield Council &amp; the Friends of Enfield ChaseCome and explore the beauty of Enfield Chase as part of the ongoing&nbsp;Landscape Recovery Project. Discover the magnificent trees, flora, and fauna that thrive in this evolving woodland environment. <h3>🚶‍♂️&nbsp;Guided Walk Details</h3>Led by&nbsp;James Waterton, Woodland Arboriculturalist, this&nbsp;family-friendly 4km walk&nbsp;will take you through a designed landscape with some uphill sections. <h3>🗺️&nbsp;Route Overview</h3>We’ll walk as a group from&nbsp;Botany Bay&nbsp;along the&nbsp;Eastern Gateway&nbsp;and&nbsp;London Loop&nbsp;pathways to&nbsp;Brooke Wood. From there, we’ll continue through&nbsp;Rectory Farm&nbsp;to&nbsp;Turkey Brook Woodland, Then return via the Eastern Gateway to&nbsp;Botany Bay Farm.&nbsp;Along the way, James will share insights into&nbsp;woodland creation&nbsp;and highlight&nbsp;notable wildlife. <h3>🧺&nbsp;What to Bring</h3><ul><li>Water and any provisions for a 4km walk</li><li>Suitable clothing for the weather</li><li>Good walking shoes</li><li>Botany bay farm shop is a great option for lunch</li><li>Toilets are available at the start and end of the walk.</li></ul> <h3>🛡️&nbsp;Safety &amp; Accessibility</h3><ul><li>A&nbsp;health and safety briefing&nbsp;will be provided at the start</li><li>Parking&nbsp;is available at Botany Bay Farm</li><li>First aid kit will be available</li></ul> <h3>📍&nbsp;Event Location</h3>Botany Bay Farm &amp; Shop📍 230 The Ridgeway, Botany Bay, Enfield, EN2 8AP📌&nbsp;What3Words:&nbsp;<code>select.vase.march</code>We’ll meet in the car park <h3>🚗&nbsp;Getting There</h3><ul><li>By Car: From Chase Farm Hospital, head north on the A1005. Enter through the metal double gates and follow signs to Botany Bay Farm.</li><li>By Bus: Take the&nbsp;313&nbsp;or&nbsp;W8&nbsp;to ‘Botany Bay / The Robin Hood’. Your stop is just after Roundhedge Way.</li><li>By Train: Nearest stations are&nbsp;Gordon Hill (1.7 miles)&nbsp;and&nbsp;Enfield Chase (2.3 miles).</li><li>By Bicycle: Great choice—eco-friendly and scenic!</li><li> </li></ul><h3>📝&nbsp;Booking &amp; Contact</h3>All Attendees must pre-book for this event If you have questions, contact:📧&nbsp;James Waterton&nbsp;–&nbsp;<a href="mailto:james.waterton@enfield.gov.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(79, 82, 178);">james.waterton@enfield.gov.uk</a>

There is a large parking area, we would encourage the use of public transport, cycle/walking routes for this venue. We would encourage a visit to the shop if you have not been before.

Botany Bay Farm & Shop

Thank you for signing up to the Volunteer day at Enfield Chase. I can confirm you have a place, and we look forward to welcoming you on site for this exciting event.&nbsp;Just to remind you of the details for the day:&nbsp;Start time:&nbsp;09:00Finish time:&nbsp;13:30Location:&nbsp;Ferny Hill Layby, Enfield, Enfield ChaseMeeting Place: https://w3w.co/fact.branch.stoleWhat to bring:&nbsp;All equipment, resources and instruction will be provided. Please bring suitable footwear, warm clothes, water and a lunch.Contact:&nbsp;On the day - James Waterton (Woodland Arboricultural Officer) 07356178010 or Andrew Wall 07885138509&nbsp;Please arrive in plenty of time for a 10:00am start. We will be providing tea, coffee, and biscuits, but please bring your own lunch.&nbsp;The day may be fully booked, so please let us know if you cannot make it so that we can offer the space to someone else.&nbsp;If you have any queries, please feel free to get in touch. Otherwise, we will see you shortly for a fun day.&nbsp;All the best, James

Enfield Council &amp; the Friends of Enfield Chase invite you to come and join in for the continuation of the Landscape Recovery project at Enfield Chase. Come along and help London breathe for the future, take an active part in the restoration of our landscape, meet like minded people, experience the beautiful outdoors, see some rarer wildlife and speak with knowledgeable staff who can provide insight into the project and how you can get involved.&nbsp; What are we doing?The aim of the event is to work together to begin removing tree guards and wooden stakes along Salmons brook and take survival surveys. Some trees such as willows have grown very fast in the last 4 years since planting and no longer require the guards. We will collect some guards to be recycled and some will be reused. What do I need to bring?We will provide teas, coffees and biscuits to all our volunteers. Please bring water and something to eat for lunch . There is no toilet available on site. Please also dress suitably for the weather and bring sturdy boots/wellingtons!&nbsp; An induction briefing and a health and safety talk will be given at the start of every event. . A staff member or a member of Enfield Council staff will direct you at the farm. Where is the event? Please take note the google map location is not the meeting location Location: Ferny Hill Laybys, Enfield, EN4 0PZ. We will meet near the laybys and walk over to the site. what3words location is https://what3words.com/fact.branch.stole. By Car: Head north on the A1005 from chase farm hospital, turn right on Ferny Hill road and drive past the pick your own farm and entrance to Trent park. Laybys are on your right. By Bus: The 307 &amp; 298 from Enfield Town, stop at ‘Beech Hill (stop C)’, 15 minute walk to the site. By Train: Enfield Chase station is 2.3 miles away and Gordon Hill station is 1.7 miles away, served by Great Northern Rail. By Bicycle: Well done! The best environmentally friendly approach. If you struggle to book the event online please do feel free to come along to the event without booking. If you have any questions about the event you can contact James Waterton at James.waterton@enfield.gov.uk.

Volunteer day - Enfield Chase New Woodland 'Survival Surveys & Tree Guard removal'

The laybys are located along ferny hill road from the Ridgeway, location to meet is https://w3w.co/fact.branch.stole

Ferny Hill Layby

Thank you for signing up to the Volunteer day at Botany Bay Farm Enfield Chase. I can confirm you have a place, and we look forward to welcoming you on site for this exciting event.&nbsp;Just to remind you of the details for the day:&nbsp;Start time:&nbsp;09:00Finish time:&nbsp;13:30Location:&nbsp;Botany Bay Farm, The Ridgeway, Enfield ChaseMeeting Place:&nbsp;Car park https://w3w.co/select.vase.marchWhat to bring:&nbsp;All equipment, resources and instruction will be provided. Please bring suitable footwear, warm clothes, water and a lunch.Contact:&nbsp;On the day - James Waterton (Woodland Arboricultural Officer) 07356178010 or Andrew Wall 07885138509&nbsp;Please arrive in plenty of time for a 10:00am start. We will be providing tea, coffee, and biscuits, but please bring your own lunch.&nbsp;The day may be fully booked, so please let us know if you cannot make it so that we can offer the space to someone else.&nbsp;If you have any queries, please feel free to get in touch. Otherwise, we will see you shortly for a fun day.&nbsp;All the best, James

Enfield Council &amp; the Friends of Enfield Chase invite you to come and join in for the continuation of the Landscape Recovery project at Enfield Chase. Come along and help London breathe for the future, take an active part in the restoration of our landscape, meet like minded people, experience the beautiful outdoors, see some rarer wildlife and speak with knowledgeable staff who can provide insight into the project and how you can get involved.&nbsp; What are we doing? The aim of the event is to work together in groups to take survival surveys, determine the survival rate for the new woodlands. We often discover wildlife and have fun as a group discovering different species of trees. What do I need to bring? We will provide teas, coffees and biscuits to all our volunteers. Please bring water and something to eat for lunch (Botany bay farm shop is a great option for lunch). There is no toilet available on site but Botany Bay is a short walk away. Please also dress suitably for the weather. An induction briefing and a health and safety talk will be given at the start of every event. Parking is available at the laybys for the duration of the event. A staff member or a member of Enfield Council staff will direct you once the events starts. Where is the event? Location: Rectory Farm, The Ridgeway, Enfield EN2 8AA. We will meet by the farm and walk over to the site. what three words location is https://w3w.co/bills.picked.winks. By Car: Head north on the A1005 from chase farm hospital, Please take the right turn and follow the signs for the Clay pigeon shoot grounds. By Bus: The 313 &amp; W8 stop at ‘Roundhedge way stop R’, just West from Chase Farm Hospital. If you reach Botany bay, you have gone too far. By Train: Enfield Chase station is 1.8 miles away and Gordon Hill station is 1.2 miles away, served by Great Northern Rail. By Bicycle: Well done! The best environmentally friendly approach. If you struggle to book the event online please do feel free to come along to the event without booking. If you have any questions about the event you can contact James Waterton at James.waterton@enfield.gov.uk.

Rectory farm is just opposite the clay pigeon shooting ground, there is parking area by the white buildings

Rectory Farm

Thank you for signing up to the Volunteer day at Botany Bay Farm Enfield Chase. I can confirm you have a place, and we look forward to welcoming you on site for this exciting event.&nbsp;Just to remind you of the details for the day:&nbsp;Start time:&nbsp;10:00Finish time:&nbsp;14:30Location:&nbsp;Botany Bay Farm, The Ridgeway, Enfield ChaseMeeting Place:&nbsp;Car park https://w3w.co/select.vase.marchWhat to bring:&nbsp;All equipment, resources and instruction will be provided. Please bring suitable footwear, warm clothes, water and a lunch.Contact:&nbsp;On the day - James Waterton (Woodland Arboricultural Officer) 07356178010 or Andrew Wall 07885138509&nbsp;Please arrive in plenty of time for a 10:00am start. We will be providing tea, coffee, and biscuits, but please bring your own lunch.&nbsp;The day may be fully booked, so please let us know if you cannot make it so that we can offer the space to someone else.&nbsp;If you have any queries, please feel free to get in touch. Otherwise, we will see you shortly for a fun day.&nbsp;All the best, James

Enfield Council &amp; the Friends of Enfield Chase invite you to come and join in for the continuation of the Landscape Recovery project at Enfield Chase. Come along and help London breathe for the future, take an active part in the restoration of our landscape, meet like minded people, experience the beautiful outdoors, see some rarer wildlife and speak with knowledgeable staff who can provide insight into the project and how you can get involved.&nbsp; What are we doing?The People's Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) have developed a “National Water Vole Monitoring Programme". Native Water voles have experienced one of the most rapid and serious declines of any British wild mammal ever. Between 1989 and 1998 the Vincent Wildlife Trust (VWT) conducted two national water vole surveys that demonstrated the dramatic decline of our water voles. The survey will allow us to plan and carry out effective conservation action that will really make a difference to water voles. We will survey four 500m length of riverbank at an allocated locations along salmons brook. What is the survey aiming to find out?With your help we will:-Monitor water vole presence/absence, as well as relative abundance, at Salmons Brook, twice per year so we can detect any changes in their populations and distribution.-Collect records of mink, otter &amp; other mammals presence at these sites, as well as information about whether any mink control is carried out. What do I need to bring?We will provide teas, coffees and biscuits to all our volunteers. Please bring water and something to eat for lunch (Botany bay farm shop is a great option for lunch). There is a toilet available on site. Please also dress suitably for the weather, wear long trousers if possible and bring good walking shoes/wellies! This activity will involve walking the river in wet areas. &nbsp; An induction briefing and a health and safety talk will be given at the start of every event. Parking is available at the farm for the duration of the event. A staff member or a member of Enfield Council staff will direct you at the farm. If you have time a read through the guidance will help on the day <a href="https://ptes.org/get-involved/surveys/countryside/national-water-vole-monitoring-programme/about-our-water-vole-survey/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What is the National Water Vole Monitoring Programme? - PTES</a> Where is the event? Location: Botany Bay Farm &amp; Shop, 230 The Ridgeway, Botany Bay, Enfield, EN2 8AP. We will meet in the car park and walk over to the site. what three words location is select.vase.march. By Car: Head north on the A1005 from chase farm hospital, Please drive through the metal double gates and follow the signs for botany bay farm. By Bus: The 313 &amp; W8 stop at ‘Botany Bay / The Robin Hood’, just West from Chase Farm Hospital. Your stop is next after Roundhedge Way, If you reach Holly Cottage, you have gone too far. By Train: Enfield Chase station is 2.3 miles away and Gordon Hill station is 1.7 miles away, served by Great Northern Rail. By Bicycle: Well done! The best environmentally friendly approach. If you struggle to book the event online please do feel free to come along to the event without booking. If you have any questions about the event you can contact James Waterton at James.waterton@enfield.gov.uk.

Volunteer Day - Enfield Chase Water vole monitoring survey 

Enfield Council Nature Recovery

Enfield Council Nature Recovery

Volunteer day - Enfield Chase New Woodland 'Survival Surveys & Tree Guard removal'

Volunteer Day - Enfield Chase Water vole monitoring survey

Volunteer Day - Survival Surveys

Nature & Tree Walk Enfield Chase