Parks · London
Garston Park
Garston Park — Watford suburb recreation.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Garston · 0.5 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Garston Park is a public park in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Watford suburb recreation". Coordinates: 51.6910°, -0.3796°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chilterns
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
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. There are also areas of grassland and wetland, which has lesser pond sedge and reed canary grass. Mammals include muntjac deer, red foxes and pipistrelle bats, and there are birds including great spotted and green woodpeckers and several species of butterflies. The park outside the nature reserve is mown grass which has a children's playground and an exercise areas. There is access from Garston Lane and Coates Way.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.6910, -0.3796
- County
- Hertfordshire
- District
- Watford
- Parish
- Watford, unparished area
- Postcode
- WD25 9QX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Watford
- Nearest railway station
- Garston — 0.5 km
- Official site
- www.watford.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q19873464 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Garston Park (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Garston Park Local Nature Reserve 8.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Garston Park?
- Garston Park is in Hertfordshire, London, United Kingdom (postcode WD25 9QX), in the parish of Watford, unparished area.
- Is Garston Park a protected site?
- Yes — Garston Park is part of the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Garston Park free to visit?
- Yes, Garston Park is free to enter.
- How do I get to Garston Park?
- The nearest railway station is Garston, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode WD25 9QX.