Aldenham Country Park 6 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Hertsmere Getting here
51.64584, -0.31494
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 251m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 251m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Mallard +84 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Mallard +84 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Oak Bush-cricket +51 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Oak Bush-cricket +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 29 signed routes nearby · 26 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Harrow Weald Common Nature Trail Walking route ▾
Short walk. Orange waymarking
http://www.harrowncf.org/Harrow_Weald_Nature_Trail.pdf
Named route Local walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Elstree & Borehamwood station Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Dollis Valley Greenwalk link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref DVGlink Local walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Stanmore Underground Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Watling Chase Timberland Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Reservoir Road public footpath · 97 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 97 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map 29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Shenley Circuit Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Wembley to Harrow Weald Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN 89 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 89 Local cycle route
Show on map Belmont Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN+ link 87 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 87 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
47,494 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 47,494 records · National Biodiversity Network Mute Swan · Woodpigeon · Tufted Duck · Robin · Jackdaw +45
Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Tit Parus major2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 22-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Sigara (Pseudovermicorixa) nigrolineata · Common Earwig +36
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Sigara (Pseudovermicorixa) nigrolineata Sigara (Pseudovermicorixa) nigrolineata2025 Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025 Pedunculate Oak
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 47,494 records · National Biodiversity Network Mute Swan · Woodpigeon · Tufted Duck · Robin · Jackdaw +45
Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Tit Parus major2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 22-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Sigara (Pseudovermicorixa) nigrolineata · Common Earwig +36
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Sigara (Pseudovermicorixa) nigrolineata Sigara (Pseudovermicorixa) nigrolineata2025 Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025 Pedunculate Oak
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca2025
Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca2025
Sigara (Vermicorixa) lateralis Sigara (Vermicorixa) lateralis2025
Sigara (Vermicorixa) lateralis Sigara (Vermicorixa) lateralis2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Uroleucon (Uromelan) sonchi Uroleucon (Uromelan) sonchi2025
Uroleucon (Uromelan) sonchi Uroleucon (Uromelan) sonchi2025
Myrmica ruginodis Myrmica ruginodis2025
Myrmica ruginodis Myrmica ruginodis2025
Datonychus melanostictus Datonychus melanostictus2025
Datonychus melanostictus Datonychus melanostictus2025
Gerris (Gerris) gibbifer Gerris (Gerris) gibbifer2025
Gerris (Gerris) gibbifer Gerris (Gerris) gibbifer2025
Eutrichapion ervi Eutrichapion ervi2025
Eutrichapion ervi Eutrichapion ervi2025
Punctate Corixa Corixa punctata2025
Punctate Corixa Corixa punctata2025
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2025
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis2025
Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis2025
Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata2025
Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata2025
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata2025
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata2025
Orchestes hortorum Orchestes hortorum2025
Orchestes hortorum Orchestes hortorum2025
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda2025
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda2025
Caliroa Caliroa2025
Caliroa Caliroa2025
Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus2025
Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus2025
Anthocomus rufus Anthocomus rufus2025
Anthocomus rufus Anthocomus rufus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus2025
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus2025
Common Pondskater Gerris (Gerris) lacustris2025
Common Pondskater Gerris (Gerris) lacustris2025
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea2025
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea2025
Balclutha punctata Balclutha punctata2025
Balclutha punctata Balclutha punctata2025
Iassus lanio Iassus lanio2025
Iassus lanio Iassus lanio2025
Notaris scirpi Notaris scirpi2025
Notaris scirpi Notaris scirpi2025
Parethelcus pollinarius Parethelcus pollinarius2025
Parethelcus pollinarius Parethelcus pollinarius2025
Sigara (Subsigara) falleni Sigara (Subsigara) falleni2025
Sigara (Subsigara) falleni Sigara (Subsigara) falleni2025
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum2025
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum2025
Eutrichapion viciae Eutrichapion viciae2025
Eutrichapion viciae Eutrichapion viciae2025
Corixa panzeri Corixa panzeri2025
Corixa panzeri Corixa panzeri2025
Notostira elongata Notostira elongata2025
Notostira elongata Notostira elongata2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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