The Lairage Land

The River Colne with The Lairage Land on the right

The Lairage Land is a 4.4 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Watford in Hertfordshire. It is owned and managed by Watford Borough Council.^[1]^[2]

The site is mainly rough grassland, with some woodland and scrub. The River Colne runs along its southern boundary, with stream water crowfoot and yellow water lily growing in the stream. There are birds such as whitethroats and green woodpeckers, gatekeeper and small tortoiseshell butterflies, and Roesel's bush-crickets.^[1]

There is access from Jellicoe Road.^[1]

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References

1 2 3 "The Lairage Land". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
↑ "Map of The Lairage Land". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.

Areas of Watford

Transport in Watford

Rail transport

Railway lines	Abbey Line Metropolitan line Watford DC Line West Coast Main Line

Open stations	Bushey Garston Watford (LU) Watford High Street Watford Junction Watford North

Train Operating Companies	London Midland London Overground Virgin Trains

Closed & abandoned stations	Croxley Green Watford (LNWR) Watford Central Watford Stadium Watford West

Disused railways	Croxley Green Branch Line Watford and Rickmansworth Railway Watford North Curve

Disasters	Watford rail crash

Future projects	Cassiobridge Croxley Rail Link Watford Vicarage Road

Bus transport

Cycling & walking

Attractions & amenities

Sport	Sun Postal Sports F.C. Watford F.C. Watford L.F.C. Watford Town Cricket Club Ground Vicarage Road

Attractions	The Grove The Pumphouse Theatre and Arts Centre Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden Watford Colosseum Watford Palace Theatre Watford Museum

Parks & woodland	Albans Wood Cassiobury Park Garston Park Harebreaks Wood The Lairage Land Whippendell Wood

Facilities	Watford General Hospital

Shopping	Charter Place intu Watford

Canals & rivers	River Colne River Gade Grand Junction Canal Grand Union Canal

Heritage & architecture	Cassiobury House Holy Rood Church, Watford St John's Church, Watford St. Mary's Church, Watford Watford Museum Grade II* listed buildings

Education

Primary schools	Primary schools in Watford

Secondary schools	Francis Combe Academy Parmiter's School St. Michael's Catholic High School Watford Grammar School for Boys Watford Grammar School for Girls Westfield Academy

Colleges & Universities	Centre for Missional Leadership West Herts College

Government

Other

Local Nature Reserves in Hertfordshire

Broxbourne	Cheshunt Park Top Field and Cozens Grove

Dacorum	Howe Grove Wood Shrubhill Common

East Hertfordshire	Waterford Heath

Hertsmere	Fisher's Field Furzefield Wood and Lower Halfpenny Hilfield Park Reservoir

North Hertfordshire	Ivel Springs Norton Common Oughtonhead Common Purwell Meadows Therfield Heath Weston Hills

St Albans	Batford Springs Colney Heath Marshalls Heath Watercress Wildlife Site Wheathampstead The Wick

Three Rivers	Chorleywood Common Chorleywood House Estate Croxley Common Moor Oxhey Woods Prestwick Road Meadows Rickmansworth Aquadrome Stockers Lake The Withey Beds

Watford	Albans Wood Cassiobury Park Garston Park Harebreaks Wood The Lairage Land

Welwyn Hatfield	The Commons Danesbury Park Howe Dell Mardley Heath Northaw Great Wood Country Park Oxleys Wood Sherrardspark Wood Singlers Marsh Stanborough Reedmarsh

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