Swan Lane Open Space
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Swan Lane Open Space is a public park in Whetstone
in the London Borough of Barnet
. It is the smallest of Barnet's sixteen 'Premier Parks'. It has a children's playground, a café, and a pond which was formerly used for model boating but is now covered with reeds and water plants. Much of it is mown grass and trees, including giant redwood
s and a Cedar of Lebanon, but it also has more natural areas managed for nature conservation.
The park was created in the 1980s on the site of a nineteenth century estate. Rose beds by the café have been planted in memory of two local residents.
There is access from Swan Lane, Whetstone High Road and Woodside Lane.
Whetstone
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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...
. It is the smallest of Barnet's sixteen 'Premier Parks'. It has a children's playground, a café, and a pond which was formerly used for model boating but is now covered with reeds and water plants. Much of it is mown grass and trees, including giant redwood
Sequoiadendron
Sequoiadendron giganteum is the sole living species in the genus Sequoiadendron, and one of three species of coniferous trees known as redwoods, classified in the family Cupressaceae in the subfamily Sequoioideae, together with Sequoia sempervirens and...
s and a Cedar of Lebanon, but it also has more natural areas managed for nature conservation.
The park was created in the 1980s on the site of a nineteenth century estate. Rose beds by the café have been planted in memory of two local residents.
There is access from Swan Lane, Whetstone High Road and Woodside Lane.