Folly Brook is a 21⁄4 miles (3.6 km) long brook in the London Borough of Barnet. It is a tributary of Dollis Brook, which is a tributary of the River Brent, which is a tributary of the River Thames.
Folly Brook rises near the bottom of Highwood Hill, Mill Hill, and flows east through fields and public open spaces to Woodside Park. The water quality of the brook is good, especially in its upper reaches. It is lined for most of its length by narrow strips of woodland and scrub, with a good variety of trees and shrubs.
From Highwood Hill to Darland's Lake Nature Reserve the brook passes through private land which is not open to public access, apart from a short section next to a footpath through Folly Farm. Darland's Lake was originally ornamental, created by damming the brook, but the lake and surrounding woods are now a nature reserve.
Read more about Folly Brook: Totteridge Valley, Boundary
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