Haringey · managed by City of London Corporation
Highgate Wood ancient woodland loop
circular · easy
Off-lead rules
Off-lead allowed
Queen's Park only byelaws A person shall not:- ... Providing a dog shall not be deemed to be under proper control in the Queens Park unless such dog be and continue to be led By a chain, leash or string
cityoflondon.gov.ukChecked 19 July 2026
This is the evidence for off-lead rules at Highgate Wood ancient woodland loop. It was read from cityoflondon.gov.uk on 19 July 2026.The lead requirement in the City of London Corporation's shared byelaw document is expressly confined to Queen's Park; no equivalent lead clause applies to Highgate Wood, where the general 'proper control' byelaw applies instead.
On-lead areas: The byelaws refer to 'dog prohibited areas' set out in Schedule 2, but Schedule 2's contents are not published on the page - the specific prohibited areas are UNVERIFIED. Dogs must be on lead where a notice requires it.
The walk itself
- Start point
- Muswell Hill Road gate
- Nearest station
- Highgate
- Terrain
- ancient semi-natural woodland
- Surface
- unsurfaced woodland paths, some surfaced
- Mud
- high
- How quiet
- medium
- Suits a reactive dog
- good
- Water access
- No
- Swimming allowed
- No
- Livestock
- No
- Wildlife
- high
- Stiles
- Not stated
- Gates
- Yes
- Lighting
- No
- Toilets
- Not stated
- Waste bins
- Not stated
- Parking
- Not stated
- Café on site
- Not stated
“Not stated” means our source did not cover it. We leave gaps rather than fill them.
Notes
The quoted byelaw is the lead clause, and it appears under a heading restricting it to Queen's Park - which is the evidence that Highgate Wood is NOT an on-lead site. The byelaws' Schedule 2 list of dog prohibited areas is not published, so specific exclusions could not be verified. Facilities not verified. Coordinate from Wikipedia infobox.
Where to eat afterwards
Verified dog-friendly venues within about two kilometres, closest first. Straight-line distance, not walking distance.
- The Red Lion & Sun
1.1 km · dogs inside
Rules changed?
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