Inventory Site Record

The Silk Stream flows through Rushgrove Park, which has long existed as open space, remaining so when the area was transformed from rural landscape to suburbs in the 1930s almost certainly remaining unbuilt on due to its liability to flooding. Flanked by Rushgrove Avenue and Colin Gardens either side of the stream, it was laid out as a recreation ground by the mid 1950s, initially known as Colindeep Open Space, with winding paths, a pond and tennis courts to the south and the stream straightened to its current route. The park today has wooded and winding paths and among its trees are gingko, catalpa and conifers, the former site of the pond now covered over.

Previous / Other name:

Colindeep Open Space

Site location:

Rushgrove Avenue/Crossway

Postcode:

NW9 6RD

What 3 Words:

renew.head.year

Type of site:

Public Park

Borough:

Barnet

Open to public?

Yes

Opening times:

unrestricted

Special conditions:

Facilities:

Playground; tennis and basket ball courts

Events:

Public transport:

Tube: Colindale (Northern) then walk. Bus: 32, 142, 226, 292.

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Research updated:

01/04/2003

Last minor changes:

19/07/2023

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On its route to flow into the Brent Reservoir, now the Welsh Harp (q.v.), the Silk Stream meanders through the suburban environment, which is punctuated by a number of riverside parks. A number of these were created as part of housing estates such as the LCC's Watling Estate, and include Silkstream Park and Watling Park (q.q.v.).

Sources consulted:

Jan Hewlett, Ian Yarham, David Curson, 'Nature Conservation in Barnet', London Ecology Unit, 1997.

Grid ref:

TQ217891 (521799,189202)

Size in hectares:

3.46

Site ownership:

LB Barnet

Site management:

Leisure and Youth Services, Green Spaces Division/Friends of Rushgrove Park

Date(s):

1950s

Designer(s):

Listed structures:

None

On National Heritage List for England (NHLE), Parks & Gardens:

No

Registered common or village green on Commons Registration Act 1965:

No

Protected under London Squares Preservation Act 1931:

No

Local Authority Data

The information below is taken from the relevant Local Authority's planning legislation, which was correct at the time of research but may have been amended in the interim. Please check with the Local Authority for latest planning information.

On Local List:

No

In Conservation Area:

No

Tree Preservation Order:

Not known

Nature Conservation Area:

Yes - Borough Importance II (Silk Stream)

Green Belt:

No

Metropolitan Open Land:

No

Special Policy Area:

No

Other LA designation:

Local Park. Green Chain

Rushgrove Park, August 2000. Photo: S Williams

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