Water-lily Wander

Starting point: River Lee Country Park, Pindar car park, Windmill Lane, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire EN8 9AJ

A circular route around beautiful Bowyers Water. Experience the wonderful views of White and Yellow Water-lilies alongside other water plants such as Yellow Flag Iris in early summer. Particularly suitable for disabled people and pushchairs.

Directions

• From the centre of the car park, proceed south along the surfaced path

• Turn left at the end of the pathway and proceed south, alongside the Small River Lee, passing through Turnershill Marsh

• At the small angler’s car park, take the right hand path and continue

• Cross over a small wooden bridge, turning to the right and continue along the pathway bearing right.

• Proceed along the path, keeping Bowyers Water on your left

• At the next junction, at the north of the lake, bear to the left keeping Bowyers Water on your left, passing the Orchid Meadow and information panel

• Continue on the tarmac pathway bearing left over another wooden bridge, ensuring that the lake remains on the left and the railway on the right, passing a second bat hibernaculum

• Cross over the narrow wooden bridge

• At end of the lake and just before a wooden gate, turn left over a wooden bridge, following the pathway around the south end of the lake

• Continue on the pathway north, bearing to the left and keeping Bowyers Water on the left.

• At the next junction, bear to the left, between the lake and Small River Lee

• At the north of the lake, turn right and continue north, along the pathway, passing through Thistly Marsh

• Proceed over the metal bridge to the right, crossing the Small River Lee and continue.

• Turn left onto the pathway, retracing your steps north, turning right along the path, back to the car

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