| The Restoration Project
Preserving History and Nature
This £7.2 million project to restore formal gardens and buildings started in January 2006, with support from the Heritage Lottery Fund and other sources. The final phase of the project is the restoration of the Diana Fountain, due for completion winter 2009/10.
THE PHEASANTRY WELCOME CENTRE
The new centre, which opened in August 2009, is already popular with visitors. It has a café, public toilets, education and community room and an information point.
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UPPER LODGE WATER GARDENS
The core of the early 18th century Water Gardens has been restored, drawing on research by The Friends of Bushy and Home Parks. The gardens were created in about 1710 for Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax, the ranger of Bushy Park who lived at Upper Lodge.
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NEW TREES, AND BETTER ACCESS AND INFRASTRUCTURE
More than 1000 new trees have been planted within the Park and other essential horticultural and maintenance work has been completed, such as the introduction of new fencing, new paths and improvements to path networks. To improve access, adjustment of gateways within the Park walls has also taken place, and Church Grove Gate at Hampton Wick rebuilt, complete with a new ramp.
THE WOODLAND GARDENS
These landscaped gardens are of a traditional 20th century design and include the Waterhouse Plantation and the Pheasantry Plantation. Essential maintenance work has been completed, which together with new planting, improvements to water courses and fencing, and new path layouts, enhances the overall look of the Woodland Gardens.
EDUCATION PROGRAMME
An expanded education programme to provide more activities for primary and secondary schools has been introduced, including discovery days and school assemblies on the natural environment. New community projects include family activity weeks, heritage self-guided trails and volunteering opportunities.
THE STOCKYARD EDUCATION CENTRE
The redeveloped education centre provides better facilities for the education team and volunteers, which in turn will help involve a greater number of people in Bushy Park's activities.
THE BREW HOUSE
This early 18th century building once provided ale for the household and workers on the Upper Lodge estate as ale was safer to drink than water. The Brew House has now been restored, and an access bridge built over the Longford River, to link The Brew House with the Water Gardens. Future uses for the building are now being explored.
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The Bushy Park Restoration Project is supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund
Bushy Telegraph Issue 8, Jan 2010 [1.0MB] 
