Aylesbury Gardenway - Nature and Heritage Walk Section 3, East: Along the Bear Brook between the Grand Union Canal and A41 Tring Road 1.7 km / 20 minute walk
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Buckingham Oakfield Bear Brook Road 3 Park and Quarrendon Leas Play Area Road 4 BUCKINGHAM PARK Narbeth Road Environment Agency flood defence BERRYFIELDS scheme
1 Listed bridge at Grand Union Canal River Thame A41 Narbeth Bicester Aylesbury Drive 5 Football Club Road Park and KEY Broughton Meadowcroft Walking Route Avenue Play Area River Thame Broughton Open Space Alternative Walking Route Richmond Road Public Right of Way Jackson Tiverton Cresent Hazard, take care Lane Road Road Meadowcroft Heritage feature Long distance view
Jackson Notable water feature 2 View across wet grassland Signature trees and woodland Belgrave Road Flora Biodiverse habitat WOODLANDS Invertebrates AGT 3 Mammals Development Site Wetland birds Arable / grassland birds A41 Tring Raptors Road Water Tree Cover Section 4 Amenity Space Play Space Sports Facilities Agricultural Land / Grassland Scheduled Ancient Monument 0 100 500M 3 Elevated flood defences 4 Lake and wetland 5 Green space at Richmond Road 0 100 200 500 M alongside Bear Brook Aylesbury Gardenway - Nature and Heritage Walk Section 3, East: Along the Bear Brook between the Grand Union Canal and A41 Tring Road 1.7 km / 20 minute walk (read with map)
General Description Habitat and Wildlife features Heritage features
This short section of the Gardenway route is mostly via green spaces While the walking route itself is mostly through amenity grassland, The Aylesbury Arm or Branch of the Grand Union Canal is an following the Bear Brook and offers a feeling of tranquillity with a there is plenty of aquatic habitat provided along the canal, the Bear important 18th century heritage feature, which marks the beginning strong relationship to water. There is access to the Grand Union Canal Brook and the lake, with associated extensive wet woodland, scrub of this walk section - it runs between Marsworth and Aylesbury. Walk along its south side, which can be followed west into Aylesbury and grassland. To the east beyond the Environment Agency (EA) Work started in 1813 and was completed in 1815. The lovely brick town centre or east into the wider countryside. Part of the route is flood alleviation scheme, there is arable and grassland habitat with hump-back bridges are Grade II listed. on elevated ground adjacent to the Grand Union Canal beside the associated birds and other species, while more urban habitat is Environment Agency’s flood alleviation scheme, giving good views provided by neighbourhood gardens and Narberth Drive Park. The course of the contemporary A41 Tring Road has ancient origins over wet meadow and woodland areas towards the lake. as Akeman Street - a major Roman road which connected London to On the north side of the A41(not shown on the map) towards Aston Cirencester. There is evidence of prehistoric, Roman and Saxon There’s Narbeth Drive Park and Play Area to enjoy en route to / from Clinton at Vatche's Farm, a County Wildlife Site (CWS) includes wet buried archaeology in close proximity. the linear green space alongside the neighbourhood at Richmond pasture, a moat and a ridge and furrow field, which is one of a few Road, which connects to the A41. surviving unimproved flower-rich pastures. At Broughton village, just east of the flood alleviation scheme and accessed via Broughton Lane from the A41, there is a Scheduled New development is planned at Woodlands AGT3 development site. How could some of the amenity green spaces be made more Ancient Monument (SAM) Moated Site and a Grade II* listed biodiverse? medieval aisled barn. This section of the route can be linked to Round Aylesbury Walk to link to Broughton, together with the Grand Union Canal Walk and Further east along the A41 (but not shown on the map) there is a even the Aylesbury Ring for further explorations. Scheduled Ancient Monument (SAM) Moated Site at Vatches Farm, with a moat and ridge and furrow field.