Uxbridge Alderglade y A small urban e l nature reserve l along a wooded a V former railway e embankment, n bordered by the l o ancient Shire ditch C and Frays River. e h t e r Type of habitat Spring o Wet woodland . FINDING THE RESERVE l Listen for chiffchaffs, blackcaps, Uxbridge . wrens and song thrushes. Butter - p Location flies from April onwards including x Best time to visit Spring. speckled woods, orange tips, red admirals, commas and E Size of reserve brimstones along the main path. 2.9ha (7.2 acres) . Walk time 40 minutes. Summer Access on site Kingfishers hunt along Frays Reasonable paths with some steep River. Look up to see kestrels and steps . No wheelchair access. sparrowhawks. If you are quiet, you might be lucky enough to see Walking and cycling a water vole. Grand Union Canal towpath ; Colne Valley Park (Denham Country Winter Park close by); Colne Valley Trail; Flocks of siskins in the alder trees. Section 12 (Uxbridge to Harefield) of the London Loop www.walklondon. org.uk . OS map ref. TQ 057 853 . Postcode UB8 1UJ . Speckled wood Comma Access to site From Braybourne Close or public footpath from Blackcap Harefield Road . Reserve Officer’s tip By road From the M40 towards London take A4020 towards Robert Hopkins Uxbridge. Continue for 1½ miles. “Choose a warm spring day At round about, first exit B467 to enjoy butterflies in the Hare field Road. Turn left onto open glades and the High Street. This is a no through abundant birdsong ” road – turn right into Braybourne Close, park on road. Reserve entrance at the end of cul-de-sac . By public transport n Rail/tube: Uxbridge Song thrush (15 minute walk) . Managed by Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust on behalf of the London Borough of Hillingdon Protecting Wildlife for the Future Uxbridge Alderglade y The Colne Valley Park e l is the first real taste l a of countryside to V the west of London 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. y 5 2 e M Croxley l r a A412 n a C n io Want to see more? n o U RICKMANSWORTH d n ra l Then why not try: Rickmansworth G olne River C p A n Frays Farm Meadows & 4115 x Stocker’s Lake Denham Lock Wood, Chalfont Nature Reserve Moor Park St Giles E Uxbridge A4 A 04 4 1 n Denham Country Park, 2 Chalfont Denham Common NORTHWOOD Old Park Wood Little Britain Lake, Cowley Nature Reserve n 5 2 M G Harefield ra n d U n io R n i v C e a n For more information on Chalfont r a C l o l St Peter n e Broadwater Lake A Colne Uxbridge Alderglade please 4 River 1 Nature Reserve contact: 3 Gerrards Cross Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust Higher Denham Grebe House Denham RUISLIP St. Michael's Street A40 GERRARDS CROSS Denham St. Albans Country Park West Ruislip M4 Denham Lock Wood Herts 0 Nature Reserve Denham Frays Farm AL3 4SN Ickenham M40 Meadows Nature Reserve A Ickenha m 4 0 2 Uxbridge Tel: 01727 858901 0 Alderglade Hillingdon Nature Email: [email protected] Reserve Stoke Poges www.hertswildlifetrust.org.uk Uxbridge 2 1 4 A UXBRIDGE 007 A4 R i v e M r C 2 o 5 l n HILLINGDON e These factsheets have been produced by Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust Colne Valley Little Minet Park Britain Country (Registered in England: 816710; Registered Charity: 239863) Lake Park with funding from the City Bridge Trust YIEWSLEY Gra nd Un ion C anal West Drayton Iver Langley Frays Island and Mabey’s SLOUGH Meadow Nature Reserve WEST DRAYTON A4 M4 n Mapping Individual site location maps based on maps supplied by Location Maps Ltd PU100029016 / (0800) 731 4084 ; Colne Valley map by TU Ink, © Crown copyright and database right 2012 Ordnance Survey 100048466 n Photography by Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust, Andrew Howe/iStockphoto.com, Paul Thrush, Amy Lewis, Richard Burkmar, Charles Nathan n Design by Wildcat Design .