Stanmore Country Park Nature Trail
Post 17: Here we meet an old trackway that descended from Bushey on the left towards Stanmore and beyond to the right. For many years the route has been blocked by the private land of Wood Farm to the north, but now one can follow the route through Wood Farm up to Wood Lane on the top of the hill.

In the past this area has been dominated by plants such as bramble and rose bay willowherb - plants collectively called “ruderal” meaning that they are characteristic of disturbed, uncared-for land. Management in this area is aimed at reducing the amount of such plants and restoring the acid grassland. Volunteers pull up bramble by the roots, or cut bramble and willow herb with brushcutters and scythes. However from 2017 a more natural approach to maintaining and restoring grassland began in one of the open areas; we will see this in action later on the trail.

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