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High Elms Country Park Local Nature Reserve
250 acres of woodland and meadows to explore.
Details
High Elms Country Park offers 250 acres of countryside to explore combined with a 150-acre golf course, which together form the High Elms Estate, originally the country home of the Lubbock family.
The estate is 15 miles from central London, located on the ridge of the North Downs on the rim of the Thames basin. Visitors to the estate can enjoy the woodlands, nature centre, ice well, formal gardens and wildflower meadows.
The site is also home to BEECHE (Bromley environmental Education Centre at High Elms) which is a newly-built sustainable building with a café and two large multi-functional rooms for use by community groups, local businesses and schools.
High Elms is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and a local nature reserve, enjoying the support of local environmental groups as well as the Countryside Agency, Forestry Authority and English Nature. There are chalk meadows and woodlands that support a variety of wildlife including species that are rare in London.
Events held at High Elms include children’s Eco-Buzz, guided walks, ice well tours, Family Rambling Day and Woodland Day.
The Bromley Countryside Ranger Service operates from High Elms and the team helps to manage Bromley owned countryside sites and promotes access to the countryside.
Parking is available in the public car park off High Elms Road.
Contacts
Telephone: 01689 862815
Fax: 01689 861347
e-mail: countrysideandparks@bromley.gov.uk
Address: Bromley Countryside Ranger Service,
High Elms Country Park, Shire Lane, Farnborough, BR6 7JH.