| Stockgrove Country Park | |
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| Type | country park |
| Location | Heath and Reach, Bedfordshire, England |
| Coordinates | 51°57′11″N 0°39′58″W / 51.953°N 0.666°W |
| Operated by | Greensand Trust |
| Status | Open all year |
Stockgrove Country Park is located in England on the Bedfordshire/Buckinghamshire border in the parish of Heath and Reach. Stockgrove Park's 80 acres is part of the larger 400 acre woods called Rushmere Country Park,[1] managed by the Greensand Trust.[2][3] The Greensand Trust manages this area comprising Rushmere (200 acres), Stockgrove (80 acres), Oak Wood (100 acres) and Rammamere and parts of Kings Wood. Stockgrove was opened to the public in 1972 and Rushmere is the newest addition to the Estate, opened in 2011. The largest of the lakes features the remains of a boathouse that burned down in 1963 – only its brick arches are left. Mandarin ducks took up residence in 1997 and have bred there ever since. The park is partly in the Kings and Bakers Woods and Heaths Site of Special Scientific Interest.[4][5]
- ^ "Rushmere Country Park". The Greensand Trust. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
- ^ "Rushmere Park". www.greensandtrust.org. Archived from the original on 2013-06-30.
- ^ Greensand Trust and Central Bedfordshire Council, Rushmere – A Framework for the Future – January 2012.
- ^ "Kings and Bakers Woods and Heaths citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ "Map of Kings and Bakers Woods and Heaths". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 27 August 2015.