Aylesbury Gardenway - Nature and Heritage Walk Section 4, South East: Westend Ditch and Bedgrove Park between A41 Tring Road and Wendover Road Section 3 2.4 km / 30 minute walk Section 1 Section 2 A41 Tring Road Section 8 1 Westend Ditch Section 3 Section 7 Section 4 Bedgrove Section 6 Section 5 New A413 Road Buckingham Bedgrove Brook Quarrendon Leas BEDGROVE Road BUCKINGHAM PARK 2 1 Shallow Swale (SUDS) alongside Westend Ditch BERRYFIELDS Ingram Avenue River Thame A41 Bedgrove Bicester Aylesbury Park 3 Football Club Community Road KEY Centre Meadowcroft Walking RouteRiver Thame Open Space Alternative Walking Route Ambleside Bedgrove Park Road Public Right of Way Jackson Tiverton Cresent Hazard, take care Heritage feature Road Meadowcroft 4 Long distance view Jackson Notable water feature 2 Arable field with mixed native 3 Wildflower meadow at Signature trees HAMPDEN FIELDS hedgerow Bedgrove Park Belgrave Road Flora AGT4 Shallow swale (SUDS) Development Site Biodiverse habitat Wendover alongside Westend Ditch 5 Invertebrates Mammals Road Wetland birds Arable / grassland birds Raptors Water Tree Cover Amenity Space Play Space Section 5 Sports Facilities Agricultural Land / Grassland Scheduled Ancient Monument 0 100 500M 4 New tree planting to 5 Typical arable field 0 100 200 500 M woodland edge Aylesbury Gardenway - Nature and Heritage Walk Section 4, South East: Westend Ditch and Bedgrove Park between A41 Tring Road and Wendover Road 2.4 km / 30 minute walk (read with map) General Description Habitat and Wildlife features Heritage features This section of the route hugs Aylesbury’s south east corner largely The mix of arable and grassland habitats subdivided by the native Much of the arable field pattern dates from around 1800 and the following the Round Aylesbury Walk. There are some long views hedgerow network provide habitat continuity linking to Aylesbury’s Parliamentary enclosure of land. Across the fields towards the village towards the Chilterns and across arable and pasture land. Close to the urban edge. Westend Ditch offers significant freshwater habitat and of Weston Turville, accessible via an adjoining footpath, there are A41 the route runs broadly north / south parallel to Westend Ditch adjacent SUDS features create seasonally wet shallow pools attracting smaller, pre-1800 fields. through a linear green space between Bedgrove’s allotments (behind a range of wildlife. a hedgerow) and housing to the east. The more southern section Weston Turville has some fine buildings including St Mary’s, a 14th tracks east / west following the edge of suburban housing. Bedgrove Park has parkland, existing and recently planted woodland century Grade I listed church and a Grade II* manor house. The edge and an ecological area which includes species rich meadow grounds contain an archaeologically significant Scheduled Ancient Bedgrove Park makes a good stopping off point with play and sports grassland. Monument (SAM) Motte and Bailey castle, believed to have been facilities. constructed by Sir Geoffrey de Turville in the 12th century (not shown on the map). New development planned at Hampden Fields as part of AGT4 development site (see accompanying map) will change the setting The village is also the site of a series of earthworks including possible of the Gardenway route and the physical environment of Aylesbury's building platforms and ridge and furrow. existing fringe. The village of Weston Turville is accessible via a public right-of-way (PROW) from the Round Aylesbury Walk as an interesting extension to the route and key link for residents of Weston Turville itself. .