Totteridge Fields

Totteridge Fields is a 97-hectare Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC) in Totteridge in the London Borough of Barnet. The SINC includes the privately owned Highwood Hill,^[1][2] and at the western end is a seven-hectare Local Nature Reserve owned by Barnet Council and managed by the London Wildlife Trust.^[3][4]

Totteridge Fields
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Location	Barnet
Nearest city	London, England
Coordinates	51°37′55.7″N 0°14′3.5″W
Area	6.9 hectares (17 acres)
Governing body	London Wildlife Trust
www.wildlondon.org.uk/reserves/totteridge-fields

The Local Nature Reserve is an ancient hay meadow habitat consisting of three fields, known as Nutt Field, Hen Mead and Nearer Slay Land, with hawthorn and blackthorn hedgerows. The entrance is on Hendon Wood Lane, Arkley.^[5][6]

The main part of the site consists of a large area of uncultivated grassland and old hedgerows between Totteridge Common and Mays Lane, crossing Dollis Brook, which is also an SINC. The grassland has a wide range of wildflowers, such as sneezewort and harebell. The site also hosts the declining skylark and several rare beetles and spiders.^[1]

The Dollis Valley Greenwalk and London Loop cross Totteridge Fields.^[7]

See also

• Nature reserves in Barnet

References

1. "Totteridge Fields and Highwood Hill". Greenspace Information for Greater London. 2006. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
2. "iGiGL – helping you find London's parks and wildlife sites". Greenspace Information for Greater London. 2006. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012.
3. "Totteridge Fields". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
4. "Map of Totteridge Fields". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
5. Totteridge Fields, London Wildlife Trust
6. Totteridge Fields, London Wildlife Trust leaflet
7. London Loop map Archived 2010-12-02 at the Wayback Machine

Further reading

• Hewlett, Janet (1997). Nature Conservation in Barnet. London Ecology Unit. pp. 33–37. ISBN 1-871045-27-4.