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High Bushey to bus a then as far as Windsor as far as as far as Windsor as far as or Watford Junction Train Station, Train Junction Watford or or Watford Junction Train Station, Train Junction Watford or Stanmore Tube Station (Jubilee Line) (Jubilee Station Tube Stanmore Stanmore Tube Station (Jubilee Line) (Jubilee Station Tube Stanmore Magnificent panoramic views panoramic Magnificent Magnificent panoramic views panoramic Magnificent Carpenders Train Station Train Carpenders Carpenders Train Station Train Carpenders Bushey Train Station Train Bushey Bushey Train Station Train Bushey By Public Transport: Public By By Public Transport: Public By Self guided walks guided Self Self guided walks guided Self 3 parking spaces for disabled on site for RADAR key holders key RADAR for site on disabled for spaces parking 3 3 parking spaces for disabled on site for RADAR key holders key RADAR for site on disabled for spaces parking 3 Free Car Park at Kemp Place in Bushey in Place Kemp at Park Car Free Free Car Park at Kemp Place in Bushey in Place Kemp at Park Car Free J5 off the M1 follow signs to Bushey or A411 or Bushey to signs follow M1 the off J5 J5 off the M1 follow signs to Bushey or A411 or Bushey to signs follow M1 the off J5 of woodland, meadows and ponds and meadows woodland, of of woodland, meadows and ponds and meadows woodland, of By Road: By By Road: By Explore 100 hectares / 240 acres 240 / hectares 100 Explore Explore 100 hectares / 240 acres 240 / hectares 100 Explore A410 A410 A5 A5 Stanmore Stanmore Carpenders Park Carpenders Carpenders Park Carpenders WALK WALK A41 A41 HILL HILL 0 0 and do? and and do? and OXHEY OXHEY MERRY MERRY 4 4 1 1 4 4 A A A A M1 M1 A4008 A4008 4 4 1 1 2 2 5 5 Bushey Bushey What can you see you can What What can you see you can What A A 4 4 BUSHEY BUSHEY 1 1 1 1 1 1 A A 1 1 4 4 A41 A41 WATFORD WATFORD A5183 A5183 1 1 Walk Walk Walk Walk A4008 A4008 M M J5 J5 Merry Hill Merry Merry Hill Merry Merry Hill Merry Merry Hill Merry Travel Directions Travel Travel Directions Travel Attenborough's Fields The Friends of Attenborough's Fields Attenborough's Fields The Friends of Attenborough's Fields are owned by are owned by Hertfordshire County and the Merry Hill Stakeholder Group Hertfordshire County and the Merry Hill Stakeholder Group Council. The fields, ponds get together to carry out regular Council. The fields, ponds get together to carry out regular Brown Brown and hedgerows within the Long-eared Bat and hedgerows within the Long-eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) conservation tasks. (Plecotus auritus) conservation tasks. site are all managed to site are all managed to benefit wildlife. Lend a hand and start volunteering benefit wildlife. Lend a hand and start volunteering Agrimony Agrimony Green Woodpecker (Agrimonia eupatoria) Green Woodpecker (Agrimonia eupatoria) (Picus viridis) • Get involved in hedge laying, tree planting, (Picus viridis) • Get involved in hedge laying, tree planting, Grass meadows have been sown with pond restoration & footpath improvements Grass meadows have been sown with pond restoration & footpath improvements wildflower seeds, trees have been wildflower seeds, trees have been planted and hedgerows and ponds • Carry out wildlife surveys or lead planted and hedgerows and ponds • Carry out wildlife surveys or lead restored. This will ensure Merry Hill guided walks restored. This will ensure Merry Hill guided walks and Attenborough's Fields continue to and Attenborough's Fields continue to Merry Hill be a diverse landscape rich in wildlife. • New members are always welcome! Merry Hill be a diverse landscape rich in wildlife. • New members are always welcome! is former is former Red Clover Call 01923 234828 Red Clover Call 01923 234828 (Trifolium pratense) (Trifolium pratense) farmland bought by Oxeye Daisy farmland bought by Oxeye Daisy the Woodland Trust (Leucanthemum vulgare) the Woodland Trust (Leucanthemum vulgare) in 1996. 60,000 trees in 1996. 60,000 trees have been planted here Rough Hawkbit have been planted here Rough Hawkbit (Leontodon hispidus) Why Volunteer? (Leontodon hispidus) Why Volunteer? and in time they will grow into mature and in time they will grow into mature deciduous woodland, good for nature • Help improve and enhance your deciduous woodland, good for nature • Help improve and enhance your conservation, wildlife and future generations. local environment conservation, wildlife and future generations. local environment Marbled White Marbled White (Melanargia galathea) • Learn about conservation (Melanargia galathea) • Learn about conservation Birdsfoot Trefoil Birdsfoot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) management issues (Lotus corniculatus) management issues • Develop new skills • Develop new skills • Meet like-minded people • Meet like-minded people and Carpenders Park Carpenders and Bushey Museum Bushey Friends of Attenborough’s Fields Attenborough’s of Friends ewe uhy Oxhey Bushey, between A 4 mile / 6.5 km circular walk circular km 6.5 / mile 4 A Produced by Fitzpatrick Woolmer -01634711771 Woolmer FitzpatrickProduced by sustainable and vibrant environment. vibrant and sustainable from central London central from from central London central from www.hertsdirect.org/cms organisations are working to create a more a create to working are organisations AL4 0TZ. Tel:01727 848168 Tel:01727 0TZ. AL4 Community Forest where local people and people local where Forest Community area less than 15 miles 15 than less area ea less than 15 miles 15 than less ea ar h usr ie ibryLn,S las Herts, Albans, St Lane, Hixberry Site, Nursery The The site is within Watling Chase Watling within is site The information contact us at CMS Building, CMS at us contact information Explore this rural and tranquil and rural this Explore Explore this rural and tranquil and rural this Explore for and enjoy the environment. For more For environment. the enjoy and for communities in Hertfordshire, to help them care them help to Hertfordshire, in communities The Countryside Management Service works with works Service Management Countryside The Bird watching Bird on 0871 200 22 33 for further details. further for 33 22 200 0871 on then a bus to Bushey High Street. Call Traveline Call Street. High Bushey to bus a then as far as Windsor as far as or Watford Junction Train Station, Train Junction Watford or Stanmore Tube Station (Jubilee Line) (Jubilee Station Tube Stanmore Magnificent panoramic views panoramic Magnificent Carpenders Train Station Train Carpenders Bushey Train Station Train Bushey By Public Transport: Public By Self guided walks guided Self 3 parking spaces for disabled on site for RADAR key holders key RADAR for site on disabled for spaces parking 3 Free Car Park at Kemp Place in Bushey in Place Kemp at Park Car Free J5 off the M1 follow signs to Bushey or A411 or Bushey to signs follow M1 the off J5 of woodland, meadows and ponds and meadows woodland, of By Road: By Explore 100 hectares / 240 acres 240 / hectares 100 Explore A410 A5 Stanmore Carpenders Park Carpenders WALK A41 HILL 0 and do? and OXHEY MERRY 4 1 4 A A M1 A4008 4 1 2 5 Bushey What can you see you can What A 4 BUSHEY 1 1 1 A 1 4 A41 WATFORD A5183 1 Walk Walk A4008 M J5 Merry Hill Merry Merry Hill Merry Travel Directions Travel Attenborough's Fields The Friends of Attenborough's Fields are owned by Hertfordshire County and the Merry Hill Stakeholder Group Council.