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Parkrun here every Saturday 9am, get there by 8.30am or the car park gets tricky. All other times the parking is easy 😉

Chorleywood Common is a 75.6-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Chorleywood, Hertfordshire, managed by Chorleywood Parish Council. It's a County Heritage Site and Conservation Area, offering diverse habitats including acid heathland, neutral grassland, chalk meadows, and woodlands. The common also features seven ponds, known for their unique flora and fauna.

They've done a nice job of refurbishing the bridge, allowing great views of the river again

Batchworth Lock No 81 is a minor lock on the Grand Union Canal. The Grand Union Canal Walk passes here.

Frogmore Meadows nature reserve is an 11 acre SSSI next to the River Chess. The marshy, grassland habitat are home to water voles, and plants such as meadow foxtail and Yorkshire fog, with some marsh marigold and marsh bedstraw. Lots of butterflies are also resident here. The Chess Valley long distance walking path comes through the nature reserve and there are watercress beds to the east.

Setup by scouts/volunteers I think

No bikes allowed- there is a little bridge to cross

So many dog walkers that you can't enjoy the river or riverside as dogs have muddied all the riverside banks

Follow undulating paths through open fields in a quintessential Chiltern Hills setting alongside the River Chess.

A perfect rural river setting with a wooden bridge and a lovely mix of grasses and trees, all coloured with nature's palette. Catching the flow at its highest makes for an even more stunning setting!

As I came round the corner, it looked like the path would be flooded but there's a narrow "bridge" passage across this busier part of the river. Take a moment to gaze downstream and be transported back to a simpler time.

Small wooden bridge over the ford

I couldn't work out how to work the tap - maybe it doesn't work or maybe I'm a complete idiot!!

Haven't tried the coffee yet but the Alpaca are good.

After the Hike, enjoy Your tea and sandwiches here. very clean and Family friendly.

refill your bottles

It is a local nature reserve full of lakes with birds and places to relax by the water and great place for a picnic too

Latimer Chase, nice spot for a short break