Watford: Park
Places and attractions in the Park category
Cassiobury Park
Cassiobury Park is the principal public park in Watford, Hertfordshire, in England. It was created in 1909 from the purchase by Watford Borough Council of part of the estate of the Earls of Essex around Cassiobury House which was subsequently demolished in 1927.
Oxhey Woods
Oxhey Woods is a 98 hectare Local Nature Reserve in South Oxhey in Hertfordshire. It is owned and managed by Three Rivers District Council.
Croxley Common Moor
Croxley Common Moor is a 39.5 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest and Local Nature Reserve in Croxley Green, Hertfordshire.
Garston Park
Garston Park is a park in Garston, Hertfordshire, a suburb of Watford in Hertfordshire. An area of 6.4 hectares, about half of the park, is a Local Nature Reserve. It is owned and managed by Watford Borough Council. The nature reserve has woodland which is mainly oak, ash and sycamore.
Fisher's Field
Fisher's Field is a 1.8 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Bushey in Hertfordshire. It is owned and managed by Hertsmere Borough Council. The site was used for grazing cattle before the Second World War, when it was converted to allotments to assist in increasing food production.
Prestwick Road Meadows
Prestwick Road Meadows is a 2.8 hectare Local Nature Reserve in South Oxhey in Hertfordshire. It is owned and managed by Three Rivers District Council. This site was formerly farm meadows. It has many insects and flowers include purple knapweed, yellow birdsfoot-trefoil and red clover.
Harebreaks Wood
Harebreaks Wood is 5.1 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Watford in Hertfordshire. It is owned by Watford Borough Council and managed by the council and the Friends of Harebreaks Wood.
The Lairage Land
The Lairage Land is a 4.4 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Watford in Hertfordshire. It is owned and managed by Watford Borough Council. The site is mainly rough grassland, with some woodland and scrub.
The Withey Beds
The Withey Beds is a 7.5 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Rickmansworth in Hertfordshire. It was declared an LNR in 2004 by Three Rivers District Council, and the council owns and manages the site.
Albans Wood
Albans Wood is a 4.1 hectares local nature reserve in Watford in Hertfordshire. It is owned and managed by Watford Borough Council. The site is ancient semi-natural woodland. It is mainly oak with other trees including beech, horse chestnut and sweet chestnut.