Little Bushey was a settlement in its own right until between-the-wars development blurred the lines between it, Bushey village and Bushey Heath. What became Little Bushey Lane was originally the thoroughfare from Aldenham to Bushey Heath.

Stretching from Elstree Road to Aldenham Road and across farm land to Aldenham, until the 1930s the area had more farms than residences including Little Bushey Farm (where Woodfield Rise is now) and Bushey Grove Farm, opposite the Jewish cemetery. The footpaths that criss-cross the fields, linked us to Aldenham until the A41 and M1 severed them. Many residents remember fishing in ponds and streams and cows grazing the fields before Harts Farm became stables

You would be forgiven for not realising all of this, as the only remaining acknowledgment are the destination boards on buses – a tradition carried on by Sullivans on the 306.

However, the real daily reminder of our heritage are the fields that stretch from Little Bushey Lane to the A41 and M1, forming part of a green corridor for wildlife and untouched for centuries.