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Northwood Road, beneath which traffic can flow in only one direction at a time. The surrounding ground rises rapidly and the route becomes a cutting at the end of which the portals of the southern pair of Highgate tunnels come into view. Vestiges of line-side electrical equipment for the planned 1930s electrification of the line and part of the structure of the old Highgate station are visible through the tunnels. The tunnels are closed to pedestrian access; consequently, the main route ends here with an exit onto Holmesdale Road. Should the walker choose to proceed further, they can travel uphill along Holmesdale Road which soon joins
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to birds, invertebrates and bats, including some species locally uncommon or declining. It can be accessed from a number of access points on the Parkland Walk, from a public footpath called the Vicarage Path and from pedestrian entrances to the south and west of the park. A new building within the park contains
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by the "Ashmount Site Action Group" (ASAG) but was not upheld. In the council election of 2010 all three councillors elected for the local ward, in Islington, Hillrise, (two Liberal Democrat, one Labour) had publicly declared their support for the scheme. The project was financed by Islington Council
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Beyond this, the cutting opens out on the northern side as the route skirts a hill, parallel to Hornsey Lane where some apartment blocks have been built. The route bridges Stanhope Road on a footbridge replacing the original structure. The route continues on an embankment to a brick-built bridge over
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Immediately after passing under Crouch Hill to the left, a large block house can be seen; this was originally built to house switchgear for the Northern Heights project, as part of the plans to incorporate the line into the tube system. This has been redeveloped by adding extensions, cantilevered off
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and further examined by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government who could have chosen to call the project in and hold a public inquiry but despite requests to do so, did not. Objections to the project were made both to Islington, to the Mayor of London and the Secretary of State.
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thrive along the grassy embankment. More than sixty species of bird have been seen along the walk and many breed here. Parkland Walk is known to be an important site for bats in the London context, providing important foraging habitat and an excellent dark commuting route. A significant bat roost is
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The Islington section of the Parkland Walk formed a part of the Crouch Hill Park project, which provided improved accommodation for several institutions and reinstated an area of previously derelict parkland to the south of the Parkland Walk as a public park and nature reserve. The project included
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Passing the blockhouse, the walk enters Crouch Hill Park which spreads to the south of the old railway line. The new park has a triangular form covering an area of 25,730 square metres (277,000 sq ft), which is bounded by the walkway to the north and housing on the other sides; it is home
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and the old trackbed has been replaced with a school and housing. The walk continues opposite via steps down to the trackbed towards Alexandra Palace, which skirts a hill. The span of the seventeen-arch viaduct over St James's Lane gives a view eastwards and southwards over London. The route ends
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After the track was lifted, most of the platforms and station buildings were demolished. The sections of the line from Finsbury Park to Highgate and from Highgate to Alexandra Palace, excluding the intermediate section through the tunnels and station at Highgate, were converted into the Parkland
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In 2020, artist Ben Wilson was invited to produce a series of miniature artworks on blobs of chewing gum along the Walk. Council funding was initially mooted for the project, but when this fell through Wilson went ahead anyway. Subjects depicted on the works include a rescue dog, a jogger and a
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According to a local urban legend, a ghostly 'goat-man' haunted the walk in the 1970s and 1980s. Local children playing out in the evenings would 'dare' each other to walk the Parkland Walk from the Crouch End Hill bridge to the Crouch Hill bridge in the darkness. It has been suggested that the
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once stood at this point, with its platforms cantilevered out over the sides of the bridge over Stapleton Hall Road. The station master's house still survives at road level, but there are no traces of the track- or road-side station buildings, which were destroyed in a fire in 1967.
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under a number of budget headings recognising that the project was contributing to the re accommodation of several different bodies. It also received a special grant due to its "low carbon" status. In particular it was expected that a significant part of the cost of reproviding
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Beyond the site of the new school building, and just before Crouch End station, is a footbridge across the Parkland Walk which crossed over the railway. It was retained after the line's closure and now connects Haslemere Road in Haringey to Crouch Hill Park in Islington.
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Walk. This was officially opened in 1984, following extensive re-surfacing and improvements to access. In the late 1980s, the park was threatened by a plan to build a road along its route but the plan was withdrawn following local opposition which was co-ordinated by
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After crossing Mount Pleasant Villas on an overbridge, the embankment gives way to a cutting as the land rises north-westwards. The route continues beneath overbridges carrying Mount View Road and
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provides district heating both for the whole site and for social housing near the site, as well as generating electricity. The main fuel used is gas, but there is also provision for the use of
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reports that "Parkland Walk has a long history as a 'spot' where well known graffiti artists decorate tunnels", seen as a positive by some local residents and the Friends of Parkland Walk.
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No trees were permitted to grow close to the track when the railway was operational. The range of trees found today has grown up in the last fifty years. Most arrived naturally (
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The route between the northern end of the Highgate Tunnels to the Northern Line depot at Wellington Junction is used by trains entering the depot; the rest of the cutting around
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for permission to cease to use the old site for a school, permission was refused, and the site was requisitioned, without compensation to Islington Council, for use by a
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A further shorter section of the walk begins along Muswell Hill Road, just beyond Cranley Gardens, where the road overbridge crosses the old line. The site of the former
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stopped the work at an advanced stage. After the war, the development plan was abandoned but passenger trains continued to run on this line until 3 July 1954, when
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from Wellington Junction to Cranley Gardens station is outside the wood's fence. It is not officially part of Parkland Walk and so is allowed to stay overgrown.
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More than three hundred species of wild flowers have been recorded on the Parkland Walk. They range from commonplace to exotic. Species sighted include
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with a reconstructed overbridge under Muswell Hill itself. At this point, Muswell Hill primary school has been built on the trackbed and the suburb's
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itself. The route rises on an embankment overlooking the back gardens of the Victorian suburban houses. The route then bridges Upper Tollington Park.
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the north and west sides of the existing building, and extending a short distance over the Parkland Walk. Now known as
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remain. The route passes under the site of the former station building, and the road bridge over the cutting carrying
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and the Crouch Hill Recreation Centre, and their replacement with new building containing the relocated
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and its adjoining tunnels, which are closed to walkers for safety reasons. The walk is almost all in
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Further, a formal complaint against the council for proceeding with the project was made to the
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An application for judicial review was threatened, but in the event did not materialise.
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all of whom favoured retention of the original school building on the original site off
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The great variety of plant life sustains a wide range of animals. Twenty two species of
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has been placed in one of the alcoves of the wall at the footbridge before the former
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benefit from the proximity of adjacent homes and occasional feedings from homeowners.
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Along the walk just before the disused platforms at Crouch End, a man-sized green
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The next bridge takes the walk over Stapleton Hall Road, at a point where the
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A collection of photos of the Northern Heights before it was decommissioned
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sculpture, and the Parkland Walk generally, provided the inspiration for
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is a 3.1-mile (5.0 km) linear green pedestrian and cycle route in
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At this point, the still extant but partly overgrown platforms of
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would be raised by realising the value of the old school site on
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The pedestrian route by-passes the primary school and leads into
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in the 1930s for the incorporation of these lines into the
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Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Islington
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Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Haringey
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Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation
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Outline of tree-husbandry policy for the Parkland Walk
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award. Factors behind this award include the use of
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opened in 1872 and 1873. The GNR became part of the
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Index

Parkland Walk Haringey
Haringey, London
Trailheads
Walking
Cycling
https://www.parkland-walk.org.uk/

London
railway line
Finsbury Park
Alexandra Palace
Stroud Green
Crouch End
Highgate
Muswell Hill
Highgate station
Haringey
Crouch Hill
Crouch End Hill
Islington
local nature reserve
Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation
Capital Ring

Crouch End station
Finsbury Park
Highgate
Edgware, Highgate and London Railway
Finsbury Park
Edgware

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