| 词条 | High Elms Country Park |
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|image=High Elms Cuckoo Wood.jpg |image_caption=Cuckoo Wood |name= High Elms |aos= Greater London |interest= Biological |gridref={{gbmappingsmall| TQ446625 }} |area= 69.1 hectares |notifydate= {{Start date and age|1981}} |map=Magic Map }} High Elms Country Park is an extensive {{convert|250|acre|ha|adj=on}} public park on the North Downs in Farnborough in the London Borough of Bromley. It is a Local Nature Reserve,[1][2] and together with the neighbouring Downe Bank, a Site of Special Scientific Interest.[3] The park surrounds High Elms Golf Course, and has extensive woodland, chiefly oak and beech, chalk meadows and formal gardens. It also has a cafe, a visitor centre, nature and history trails and car parks. The idverde Countryside Team, who manage Bromley owned parks, are based at High Elms.[4] There is access from High Elms Road and Shire Lane. HistoryThe history of the High Elms estate can be traced back to the Norman Conquest, when it was given by William the Conqueror to his half-brother, Odo, bishop of Bayeux. In the early nineteenth century it was acquired by the Lubbock family,[5] and in 1840 the astronomer and banker, Sir John Lubbock, 3rd Baronet inherited it on the death of his father.[5] He built a grand new mansion in the Italian style.[6] He became a friend of Charles Darwin, who moved in 1842 into the nearby Down House on the other side of the village of Downe, and Lubbock's son, the fourth baronet, also called John Lubbock and later Baron Avebury, was a close friend of Darwin and frequent visitor to Down House from his childhood.[7] In 1938 the estate was sold to Kent County Council and the house became a nurses' training centre. In 1965 the area became part of the London Borough of Bromley, and the estate was transferred to the new borough. The land then became public open space, but in 1967 the mansion burnt down.[6] Listed buildingsThere are the following Grade II Listed Buildings in and around the park: Eighteenth century Gate Piers and Wrought Iron Railings[8] Cuckoo Lodge[9] Eton Fives Court, built about 1840[10] Grotto, constructed between 1885 and 1896[11] Ice Well, constructed about 1850[12] Old Lodge, early nineteenth century cottage[13] Outhouse at the Clock House, probably a granary with a horse gin, early nineteenth century[14] Stone Garden Shelter 1913[15] The Clock House, early nineteenth century stables of High Elms converted to a house[16] BEECHEBromley Council has established the Bromley Environmental Education Centre at High Elms (BEECHE) at the park, with environmental programmes for schools and public events in the school holidays.[17]] https://www.bromleyparks.co.uk/beeche/ How to get thereBus Routes
TrainsThe nearest train Station is Orpington Car Parks
During busy times the car parks may be full, due the SSSI designation of large portions of the estate the carrying capacity of the site must be limited to a degree to attempt to limit damage from heavy use. Car parks full?The High Elms footprint trail starts in Farnborough Village for a pleasant walk over the nearby Churchfield to the Park. This is quite a short walk, meant to provide an alternative to the site car parks and directions for people who's bus journey ends in Farnborough Village. See also
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.lnr.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/lnr/lnr_details.asp?C=0&N=high%20elms&ID=869 |title= High Elms|series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England| date = 5 March 2013 |accessdate= 22 January 2014}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=REF_CODE%3D%271009551%27 |title=Map of High Elms|series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England| accessdate= 22 January 2014}} 3. ^Natural England Citation, Downe Bank and High Elms 4. ^London Borough of Bromley, Countryside Service 5. ^Timothy L. Alborn, Sir John William Lubbock, Oxford Online Dictionary of National Biography, 2004 6. ^1 2 High Elms Golf Club, Historic High Elms 7. ^R. B. Freeman, Charles Darwin, A Companion, 1978, Darwin Online, Sir John Lubbock 8. ^British Listed Buildings, 4 Gate Piers and Wrought Iron Railings, Bromley 9. ^British Listed Buildings, Cuckoo Lodge, Bromley 10. ^British Listed Buildings, Eton Fives Court, Orpington 11. ^British Listed Buildings, Grotto at High Elms Country Park, Orpington 12. ^British Listed Buildings, Ice Well, Orpington 13. ^British Listed Buildings, Old Lodge, Bromley 14. ^British Listed Buildings, Outhouse at the Clock House, Bromley 15. ^British Listed Buildings, Stone Garden Shelter at High Elms Country Park, Orpington 16. ^British Listed Buildings, The Clock House, Bromley 17. ^/> External links{{commonscat|High Elms Country Park}}
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