Under the trees, along the path this walk follows.

London Tree Appreciation Walk

  • 5.2 km
  • about 1 hr 5 min
  • 17 glimpses

A tree appreciation walk is a route, not a rush — a gentle path, inhabited by trees and other things worth slowing for.

Here and there, stop. Give a single tree your whole attention: the bark, the reach of it, the light it's holding. Then wander on, and let one of them stay with you.

Everything below is here to get you there. The rest happens when you look up.

Orientation only — the shape of the walk, start to finish.
Open walking directions to the start, then the route — in Google Maps

Along the way

Glimpses of what grows along the path — hints for the eye, not a list to tick off. Some are trees, some are just worth slowing for. The rest you meet on foot.

The Lost Railway Walk
waymarker The Lost Railway Walk The beginning of the parkland walk makes a great starting point for this walk. Although Finsbury Park is also well worth a wander.
The Parkland Walk
The Parkland Walk Appreciate the repurposing of this old transport network into a beautiful nature reserve.
A tree along the walk.
Appreciate nature's cooling shade as it protects you from the sun's beating rays.
A tree along the walk.
Parkland Walk - Highgate
waymarker Parkland Walk - Highgate Exit the Parkland Walk and head towards Highgate.
Highgate Woods
waymarker Highgate Woods Enter the Highgate Woods. You can also use the entrance on Muswell Hill Road, but that has been closed for a while last I checked.
Hidden Benches
rest Hidden Benches Sit down and rest a while on one of the many benches nestled into the edge of the woods.
Take in the View
viewpoint Take in the View
A place to rest along the walk.
rest
A waymarker along the path.
waymarker
A Place to Play
A Place to Play Build a den, rediscover your inner child
Queen's Wood Cafe
rest Queen's Wood Cafe This is a delightful cafe to stop and rest.
Enter the Queen's Wood
Enter the Queen's Wood Slow down and attune to the time of these ancient oaks
A tree along the walk.
What would you say to this tree if you knew it was listening?
Acknowledge and Appreciate the Oak
Acknowledge and Appreciate the Oak Mighty oak Peaceful and strong Standing tall Majestically watching As time flows by Beneath your Protective Cooling Leafy, green canopy What events Moments Histories Have you born witness too What stories might you tell If only we knew how to listen To tune into your rhythm If only Imagine
A place to rest along the walk.
rest
Queen's Wood - Crouch End Exit
waymarker Queen's Wood - Crouch End Exit Exit the Queen's Wood if you wish. Or stay a while longer. There is no rush. If you leave this exit, you can wander through Crouch End and back up to Finsbury Park to complete the loop.

Go slowly. The trees have been here a while.