Patchetts Green Bridleways Trust
 PG: OBJECTS: PROMOTION: Bushey 65 and Watford Rural 31 Merry Hill Greenway
London Orbital Bridleroute: Anti-clockwise: Oxhey Lane, Alba Way, Delta Gain, Watford Rural 17. Clockwise: Merry Hill Road, Falconer Road, Finch Lane, Bushey 55.  H25 
Plan showing the Merry Hill Greenway
Annotated map reproduced courtesy of Googlemaps.		 This bridleroute, shown right in dark blue, was dedicated by the Woodland Trust to form part of the H25 London Orbital Bridleroute.

At the time of the BHS 2021 Access Survey (27 Sep 21), the path was signposted at each end and the gates were openable. The council signs did not include the 'H25' patch that would have helped H25 followers.

Riding Bushey 65 on the day of the official opening

Riders on the Bushey 65 bridleway
Photo: 4 Sep 1998

Photograph of Merryhill Greenway, Bushey 65
1. Start of path from Merry Hill Road
Photo: Michael Rackham, 27 Sep 2021
Photograph of Merryhill Greenway, Bushey 65
2. Path signage at Merry Hill Road
Photo: Michael Rackham, 27 Sep 2021 		Photograph of Merryhill Greenway, Bushey 65
3. Heading southwards along path
Photo: Michael Rackham, 27 Sep 2021 		Photograph of Merryhill Greenway, Bushey 65
4. Gate and gap across path
Photo: Michael Rackham, 27 Sep 2021 		Photograph of Merryhill Greenway, Watford Rural 31
5. Start of path from Oxhey Lane
Photo: Michael Rackham, 27 Sep 2021 		Photograph of Merryhill Greenway, Watford Rural 31
6. Path signage at Oxhey Lane
Photo: Michael Rackham, 27 Sep 2021
BHS BADFA A special acknowledgement is due to the Bushey and District Footpaths Association for their work towards the creation of this bridleway.

Legal History
4 Sep 1998: Official opening of the bridleway. (Legal work will follow.)
11 Feb 2000: The Merry Hill Public Path Creation Agreement 2000 was executed by The Woodland Trust and the Hertfordshire County Council, to record the route was a bridleway.
2005: The Hertfordshire County Council Merryhill Greenway (Bushey 17 & 65, Watford Rural 12 & 31) Legal Event Modification Order 2005 added this path to the definitive map and statement.
 Definitive Statement (4 Dec 2015)
Path: [Bushey] 65.  Status: Bridleway  Definitive Map Sheet: 90.
Commences at junction with Merry Hill Road (county road) at TQ 1304 9473 thence south-west on southern side of boundary for approx. 230 metres to TQ 1292 9455, westwards for approx. 110 metres to a junction with FP17 at TQ 1282 9458, continuing on the south side of and parallel to FP17 for approx. 420 metres to a junction with BR31 Watford Rural at TQ 1255 9424.
Width: Varies from 10 to 32 metres
Limitations: The right of the woodland trust to plant tress, but not such that the useable width is reduced to less than 6 metres. The right to erect and maintain a gate/bollards/fence (see Creation Agreement) retaining a useable width of not less than 1.53 metres within 10 metres of TQ 1304 9473, TQ 1292 9455, TQ 1282 9458 and TQ 1255 9424.

Path: [Watford Rural] 31.  Status: Bridleway  Definitive Map Sheet: 90.
Commences from its junction with BR65 Bushey, at TQ 1255 9424 thence generally southwards parallel to FP12 for approx. 200 metres to its junction with Oxhey Lane at TQ 1248 9405.
Width: Varies from 10 to 15 metres
Limitations: The right of the woodland trust to plant tress, but not such that the useable width is reduced to less than 6 metres. The right to erect and maintain a gate/bollards/fence (see Creation Agreement) retaining a useable width of not less than 1.53 metres within 10 metres of TQ 1248 9405 and TQ 1255 9424.

  Maintenance
This route is maintainable at the public expense by virtue of s.36(2)(c) Highways Act 1980 as it was created by a Public Path Creation Agreement.

© 2024 Patchetts Green Bridleways Trust. File reference: EC466.

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