Barnet Gate Wood is a small ancient wood, with a canopy of oak and hornbeam, and an understorey dominated by rhododendron. It is a remnant of the extensive ancient Middlesex Forest which covered most of this area after the last Ice Age. Some of the hornbeam are in strange shapes as they were originally trained as hedges and then allowed to go wild. Barnet Gate Wood is part of Moat Mount Open Space and Mote End Farm, a Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation. It’s a lovely area to walk in for a summery morning.
This is a really cool, interesting path in the middle of the woods which many people wouldn't know was ever there.