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Denham Country Park

y Denham Country e

l Park comprises l meadows, rivers a

V and woodland with

e good links to local n walk ing routes l

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C distance trails. e h t e r Type of habitat Spring o Rivers, meadow, woodland. FINDING THE RESERVE l Nesting birds including kestrels Denham Court Drive, which hunt over Misbourne p Location Denham, . Meadow. x

E Best time to visit Spring and summer. Summer Dragonflies and grasshoppers in Size of reserve Misbourne Meadow. Kingfishers 27ha (69 acres) . along the River Colne . Walk time From 15 minutes to an hour. Autumn Access on site Treecreepers, woodpeckers and Mostly flat surfaced paths with nuthatches feeding around the alder footbridges over the rivers. trees alongside the bridleway. Wheelchair accessible. Winter Walking and cycling Kestrel Denham Country Park links in with Walk through the country park the network of paths in the Colne and over to Denham Quarry to Valley Regional Park, including look for over-wintering wildfowl. links to Frays Valley Local Nature Reserve, Denham Village and Uxbridge. Pick up leaflets from Colne Valley Team the Colne Valley Park Visitor Manager’s tip Centre. Good cycling links to Grand Union Canal for towpath Stewart Pomeroy “Bring your binoculars, take routes and the Colne Valley Trail. From Colne Valley Access to site your time and you will be Visitor Centre pay and display car OS map ref. TQ 047 864 . park. Walking & cycling links from rewarded with some excellent Denham and Uxbridge. sightings at any time of the Postcode UB9 5PG . year. Afterwards enjoy a hot By road Off A40 follow tourist drink and a slice of homemade information signs for Denham cake in the Colne Valley Park Marbled white Country Park. Visitor Centre café.” By public transport n Bus: 331 to station parade shops at Denham Green . n Rail: Denham Station (20 minute walk from station and bus stop).

Managed by County Council Denham Country Park

y The Colne Valley Park e

l is the first real taste l

a of countryside to V

the west of e comprising a mosaic n l of farmland, woodland o and water, with C

200 miles of river e and canal and over h t 60 lakes.

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e M Croxley l r a A412 n a C n Want to see more? io n o U RICKMANSWORTH d n ra l Then why not try: Rickmansworth G olne River C p n Uxbridge Alderglade, A 4115

x Uxbridge Stocker’s Lake Chalfont Nature Reserve Moor Park St Giles E n & A4 A 04 4 1 , 2 Chalfont Uxbridge Common NORTHWOOD

Old Park Wood n Broadwater Lake, Nature Reserve 5

2 Denham Green M G Harefield ra n d U n io R n

i v C e a n Chalfont r a C l For more information on o l St Peter n e Broadwater Lake A Colne 4 River 1 Nature Reserve Denham Country Park 3 please contact: Buckinghamshire County Council Higher Denham Tel: 01753 511060 Denham Email: A40 GERRARDS CROSS Denham [email protected] Country Park West Ruislip M4 Denham Lock Wood www.buckscc.gov.uk 0 Nature Reserve Denham Frays Farm M40 Meadows Colne Valley Park Visitor Centre Nature Reserve A Ickenha m 4 Denham Court Drive 0 2 0 Uxbridge Alderglade Denham Nature Reserve Uxbridge UB9 5PG Uxbridge 2 1 4 Tel: 01895 833375 A Email: UXBRIDGE

4007 [email protected] A R i v e M r

C 2 o www.colnevalleypark.org.uk 5 l n HILLINGDON e

These factsheets have been produced by Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust Colne Valley Little Minet Park Britain Country (Registered in : 816710; Registered Charity: 239863) Lake Park with funding from the City Bridge Trust Gra nd Un ion C anal Langley Frays Island and Mabey’s Meadow Nature Reserve WEST DRAYTON A4 M4

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