Aylesbury Gardenway - Nature and Heritage Walk Section 5, South: Across fields between Wendover Road and Aylesbury Princes Risborough railway Wendover 2.3 km / 30 minute walk Road Section 1 Section 2 Section 8 ELM FARM Section 3 Stoke Mandeville Section 4 Section 7 Hospital Section 4 B4443 1 Section 6 Lower Section 5 A413 Road Buckingham Aylesbury Quarrendon Leas to Railway Road Princes Risborough BUCKINGHAM PARK Railway Crossing AGT 1 Development Site BERRYFIELDS Bucks CC Football Club Marylebone River Thame A41 AGT 2 Railway Bicester Aylesbury 4 Development Site 2 to Football Club mainline Road Aylesbury KEY Section 6 3 Meadowcroft Walking RouteRiver Thame Open Space Alternative Walking Route Railway Crossing Road Public Right of Way Jackson Tiverton Cresent Hazard, take care Road Meadowcroft Heritage feature Long distance view Jackson Notable water feature Signature trees Belgrave Road Flora Stoke Brook Biodiverse habitat Stoke Mandeville Station Invertebrates Mammals Wetland birds Arable / grassland birds Raptors Water Tree Cover Amenity Space Play Space Sports Facilities Agricultural Land / Grassland Scheduled Ancient Monument 0 100100 200 500M500 M 1 Arable field with native 2 Arable field (water-logged) 3 Woodland edge with Black Poplar 4 View across fields to ridge headgerow Aylesbury Gardenway - Nature and Heritage Walk Section 5, South: Across fields between Wendover Road and Aylesbury Princes Risborough railway 2.3 km / 30 minute walk (read with map) General Description Habitat and Wildlife features Heritage features This section of the route follows the Round Aylesbury Walk across The mix of arable and grassland habitats subdivided by the native Much of the arable field pattern dates from around 1800 and an open landscape of arable and pastoral fields between the village hedgerow network provide habitat continuity linking to Aylesbury’s Parliamentary land enclosure. of Stoke Mandeville to the south and Stoke Mandeville Hospital and urban edge. This is good habitat for farmland and grassland birds Aylesbury's southern fringe to the north. The prominent hospital including: Corn bunting, Curlew, Grey partridge, Lapwing, Turtle Dove The Grade II listed Hall End Farm is close to the Round Aylesbury Walk. buildings provide a useful landmark and Stoke Mandeville Rail Station and Yellow Wagtail. The familiar silhouette of Red Kites is never very is nearby. far away. The Aylesbury - Princes Risborough Railway was the first branch line in the world! It was originally built as a single track broad gauge There are some good views across open farmland and south towards Hedgerows provide refuge and food sources for a wide variety of branch line opened on 1st October 1863 and was converted to the Chilterns ridge and it's a good opportunity to appreciate a big sky birds and mammals - including bats, badgers, hare and foxes. standard gauge in 1868. It is operated by Chiltern Railway. and the horizon. Prominent hedgerow trees such as native Black poplar and Ash are distinctive features in the landscape, however sometimes their There are a number of listed buildings to the west of Stoke New development is planned at the AGT 1 development site which presence feels a little too sparse. Field and hedgerow margins Mandeville village. will need to co-ordinate with the Gardenway route. contribute to native flora and biodiversity where left wild. Be careful at the surface level crossings of two active railway lines: Did you know there is an ambition to create a 'Black Poplar the Marylebone to Aylesbury line and the Aylesbury to Princes Landscape' around Aylesbury to provide more hedgerow trees and Risborough line. The route has some good views across farmland to wet woodland - especially on low-lying wetter ground? the south and south west. Stoke Mandeville village can be accessed from the Round Aylesbury Walk via a footpath across fields. .