Sawbridgeworth Nature Walks.

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Walk 11 Sawbridgeworth Marsh Nature Reserve.

February 24, 2023

The idea of Nature Walks around Sawbridgeworth Parish is to make people aware of the wonderful wildlife resource we have locally and within walking distance. Each route is shown in a red line on an Ordnance Survey map. Theoretically, all start and finish at the Fair Green but you can of course drop in at any point. Rather then being told what to look for, I have just put pointers in along the route because I want people to look for themselves and make their own discoveries! This will mean much more to everyone! They are not intended as route marches so take your time and stop and look! All the routes follow Footpaths but inevitably, there are places where the walks have to cross roads. Do please take extreme care and follow all the safety guidelines to avoid accidents. County Wildlife sites are marked CWS and a code number. Walk 11. This Walk takes you from the Fair Green down to the river and then over the station. From this point turn left along the Hallingbury Road in order to

Walk 10 Spellbrook.

January 21, 2023

The idea of Nature Walks around Sawbridgeworth Parish is to make people aware of the wonderful wildlife resource we have locally and within walking distance. Each route is shown in a red line on an Ordnance Survey map. Theoretically, all start and finish at the Fair Green but you can of course drop in at any point. Rather then being told what to look for, I have just put pointers in along the route because I want people to look for themselves and make their own discoveries! This will mean much more to everyone! They are not intended as route marches so take your time and stop and look! All the routes follow Footpaths but inevitably, there are places where the walks have to cross roads. Do please take extreme care and follow all the safety guidelines to avoid accidents. County Wildlife sites are marked CWS and a code number. This Walk will take you through the Bullfields area and then out onto farmland, nearly to Spellbrook, across the railway and then back along the river. Easy wa

Walk 3. Streets, roads and farmland.

January 10, 2023

The idea of Nature Walks around Sawbridgeworth Parish is to make people aware of the wonderful wildlife resource we have locally and within walking distance. Each route is shown in a red line on an Ordnance Survey map. Theoretically, all start and finish at the Fair Green but you can of course drop in at any point. Rather then being told what to look for, I have just put pointers in along the route because I want people to look for themselves and make their own discoveries! This will mean much more to everyone! They are not intended as route marches so take your time and stop and look! All the routes follow Footpaths but inevitably, there are places where the walks have to cross roads. Do please take extreme care and follow all the safety guidelines to avoid accidents. County Wildlife sites are marked CWS and a code number. Walk 3. 2.4 miles. Generally easy walking but can be slippery and muddy on the arable land. Recommended to avoid busy school times. Several road crossings n

Walk 2. Rivers Orchard.

January 09, 2023

The idea of Nature Walks around Sawbridgeworth Parish is to make people aware of the wonderful wildlife resource we have locally and within walking distance. Each route is shown in a red line on an Ordnance Survey map. Theoretically, all start and finish at the Fair Green but you can of course drop in at any point. Rather then being told what to look for, I have just put pointers in along the route because I want people to look for themselves and make their own discoveries! This will mean much more to everyone! They are not intended as route marches so take your time and stop and look! All the routes follow Footpaths but inevitably, there are places where the walks have to cross roads. Do please take extreme care and follow all the safety guidelines to avoid accidents. County Wildlife sites are marked CWS and a code number. Walk 2. 2miles easy walking but can be muddy in Winter. Best times May for Rivers Orchard blossom, June/July for wildflower meadow. Start at the Fair Green. E

Walk 1. Park and River.

January 07, 2023

The idea of Nature Walks around Sawbridgeworth Parish is to make people aware of the wonderful wildlife resource we have locally and within walking distance. Each route is shown in a red line on an Ordnance Survey map. Theoretically, all start and finish at the Fair Green but you can of course drop in at any point. Rather then being told what to look for, I have just put pointers in along the route because I want people to look for themselves and make their own discoveries! This will mean much more to everyone! They are not intended as route marches so take your time and stop and look! All the routes follow Footpaths but inevitably, there are places where the walks have to cross roads. Do please take extreme care and follow all the safety guidelines to avoid accidents. County Wildlife sites are marked CWS and a code number. Walk 1. Park and river. 2.14 miles. Easy walking. Start at the Fair Green. Look at the old redbrick wall for lichens and moss. Go through the twitchell by the

The Lucombe Oak.

December 31, 2021

As you drive up the Road to High Wych from High Wych corner you will notice that the road splits into two carriageways. The reason this happened at a time when the road was being widened and improved was that there is a specimen oak tree in the middle of the elongated island that was created. The tree is a Lucombe Oak. This was not bred by Thomas Rivers but would have been in his extended garden at one time. The rather poor picture below shows the road dividing and the large oak in the middle distance. The Lucombe Oak was bred by William Lucombe in his Exeter nursery in 1720. He noticed that other oak trees such as the Turkey Oak naturally hybridised and he tried crossing the Cork Oak Quercus suber with Quercus serris. The result was a fertile hybrid although the acorns do not breed true. Most of the verified propagation has been done by grafting, although this is not apparent in the Rivers tree. The bark has some of the furrowed characteristics of the Cork Oak. The leaves of the Luc

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