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Old Court House Recreation Ground

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for a variety of flowers and herbs. The Bungalow Conservation Area was formerly the park keeper's lodge. It has now been cleared and is managed for nature conservation studies by local schools. A former tennis court has been dug up and left to develop its own wildlife as the Old Disused Tennis Court Conservation Area.
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A refurbishment plan carried out since 2007 included the introduction of three conservation areas. The Orchard Conservation Area was formerly an orchard and some fruit trees survive. Old varieties of fruit trees have also been planted and some parts, which were formerly mown short, are now managed
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The park is named after a county court adjacent to the site which was held until the First World War. In the nineteenth century, the land was owned by the Rumball family and leased as pasture, a brewery and stables. In 1912 the brewery site was purchased by
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The park has six free tennis courts, a bowling green with a pavilion, a children's playground, a café and a car park (off Manor Close). It has formal gardens, grassed areas, rockeries, and a tree trail. Some of the trees are from California, such as a
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The park is open from 8 a.m. until dusk. There is access from Wood Street, Manor Close, Mays Lane and Orchard Road.
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London Gardens Online, Old Court House Recreation Ground
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London Gardens Online, Old Court House Recreation Ground
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Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Barnet
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High Barnet
London Borough of Barnet
Green Flag Award
Monterey pine
Brewer's weeping spruce
Barnet Urban District Council
Formal flowerbeds
Pond
Rockery
Path
Playground
Junction
Barnet parks and open spaces


London Borough of Barnet, Old Court House




London Gardens Online, Old Court House Recreation Ground
London Gardens Online, Old Court House Recreation Ground
Kids Fun London, Old Court House
London Borough of Barnet, Old Court House
51°39′06″N 0°12′10″W / 51.6517°N 0.2028°W / 51.6517; -0.2028
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Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Barnet
Chipping Barnet

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