Hadley Green
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Hadley Green is a Local Nature Reserve
in Monken Hadley
in the London Borough of Barnet
, and is a Site of Metropolitan Importance. It is an area of grassland interspersed with trees, and has several ponds. The acid grassland, ditches and ponds have several regionally rare species of plants, and the invertebrate fauna include eleven species of dragonflies and damselflies.
The reserve straddles the Great North Road between Hadley Green Road and Fold Lane. It is reputedly the site of a decisive battle in the Wars of the Roses
, the Battle of Barnet in 1471. The land is a traditional village common and was grazed by villagers' animals for hundreds of years until the 20th century. It was secured for the people of Hadley parish as public open space in 1818.
The London Loop long distance walk goes through the reserve, and there is access to King George's Fields, a twenty hectare area of fields and hedgerows which is public open space, from Hadley Green Road near East View.
Local Nature Reserve
Local nature reserve or LNR is a designation for nature reserves in the United Kingdom. The designation has its origin in the recommendations of the Wild Life Conservation Special Committee which established the framework for nature conservation in the United Kingdom and suggested a national suite...
in Monken Hadley
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 situated on the very edge of Greater London north north-west of Charing Cross, while retaining much of its rural character....
in the London Borough of Barnet
London Borough of Barnet
The London Borough of Barnet is a London borough in North London and forms part of Outer London. It has a population of 331,500 and covers . It borders Hertfordshire to the north and five other London boroughs: Harrow and Brent to the west, Camden and Haringey to the south-east and Enfield to the...
, and is a Site of Metropolitan Importance. It is an area of grassland interspersed with trees, and has several ponds. The acid grassland, ditches and ponds have several regionally rare species of plants, and the invertebrate fauna include eleven species of dragonflies and damselflies.
The reserve straddles the Great North Road between Hadley Green Road and Fold Lane. It is reputedly the site of a decisive battle in the Wars of the Roses
Wars of the Roses
The Wars of the Roses were a series of dynastic civil wars for the throne of England fought between supporters of two rival branches of the royal House of Plantagenet: the houses of Lancaster and York...
, the Battle of Barnet in 1471. The land is a traditional village common and was grazed by villagers' animals for hundreds of years until the 20th century. It was secured for the people of Hadley parish as public open space in 1818.
The London Loop long distance walk goes through the reserve, and there is access to King George's Fields, a twenty hectare area of fields and hedgerows which is public open space, from Hadley Green Road near East View.
See also
- Barnet parks and open spacesBarnet parks and open spacesThe London Borough of Barnet, located on the northern periphery of London and having much of the area within its boundaries in the Metropolitan Green Belt, has a large number of parks and open spaces...
- Nature reserves in BarnetNature reserves in BarnetNature Reserves in Barnet is a table of Local Nature Reserves listed on the Mayor of London's Wildweb website which are wholly or partly in the London Borough of Barnet. Most of them are described as Sites of Nature Conservation Importance instead of LNRs in Barnet's Unitary Development Plan...