Aldenham Country Park Farm
7 ha
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🐄Farms🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessPaid entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
51.64666, -0.31793
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🐄Farm visit
🐄Farm visits
Very strong match
Zoo or animal collection
Varies
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: London LOOP (Section 15); Named hiking route nearby: London LOOP (Section 15)
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km30 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Harrow Weald Common Nature TrailWalking route▾
Short walk. Orange waymarking
http://www.harrowncf.org/Harrow_Weald_Nature_Trail.pdf
Named routeLocal walking route
LOOP link to Elstree & Borehamwood stationWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
LOOP link to Stanmore UndergroundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Watling Chase Timberland TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Shenley Route 5Walking route▾
Named routeRef 5Local walking route
44 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Shenley CircuitCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
Wembley to Harrow Weald CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
LCN 89Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 89Local cycle route
Belmont TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 88Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 88Local cycle route
LCN+ link 87Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 87Local cycle route
Weather for this location
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
41,596 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
41,596 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMute Swan · Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Magpie +45
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- CootFulica atra
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great TitParus major
- TealAnas crecca
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Common GullLarus canus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
🦌Mammals3 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
22-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Sigara (Pseudovermicorixa) nigrolineata · Red-legged Shieldbug +39
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
- Sigara (Pseudovermicorixa) nigrolineataSigara (Pseudovermicorixa) nigrolineata2025
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
41,596 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMute Swan · Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Magpie +45
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- CootFulica atra
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great TitParus major
- TealAnas crecca
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Common GullLarus canus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
🦌Mammals3 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
22-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Sigara (Pseudovermicorixa) nigrolineata · Red-legged Shieldbug +39
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
- Sigara (Pseudovermicorixa) nigrolineataSigara (Pseudovermicorixa) nigrolineata2025
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca2025Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca2025Sigara (Vermicorixa) lateralisSigara (Vermicorixa) lateralis2025Sigara (Vermicorixa) lateralisSigara (Vermicorixa) lateralis2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxUroleucon (Uromelan) sonchiUroleucon (Uromelan) sonchi2025Uroleucon (Uromelan) sonchiUroleucon (Uromelan) sonchi2025Myrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodis2025Myrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodis2025Datonychus melanostictusDatonychus melanostictus2025Datonychus melanostictusDatonychus melanostictus2025Gerris (Gerris) gibbiferGerris (Gerris) gibbifer2025Gerris (Gerris) gibbiferGerris (Gerris) gibbifer2025Eutrichapion erviEutrichapion ervi2025Eutrichapion erviEutrichapion ervi2025Punctate CorixaCorixa punctata2025Punctate CorixaCorixa punctata2025Orchestes hortorumOrchestes hortorum2025Orchestes hortorumOrchestes hortorum2025Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda2025Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda2025CaliroaCaliroa2025CaliroaCaliroa2025Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus2025Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus2025Anthocomus rufusAnthocomus rufus2025Anthocomus rufusAnthocomus rufus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus2025Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus2025Common PondskaterGerris (Gerris) lacustris2025Common PondskaterGerris (Gerris) lacustris2025Water ScorpionNepa cinerea2025Water ScorpionNepa cinerea2025Balclutha punctataBalclutha punctata2025Balclutha punctataBalclutha punctata2025Iassus lanioIassus lanio2025Iassus lanioIassus lanio2025Notaris scirpiNotaris scirpi2025Notaris scirpiNotaris scirpi2025Parethelcus pollinariusParethelcus pollinarius2025Parethelcus pollinariusParethelcus pollinarius2025Sigara (Subsigara) falleniSigara (Subsigara) falleni2025Sigara (Subsigara) falleniSigara (Subsigara) falleni2025Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum2025Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum2025Eutrichapion viciaeEutrichapion viciae2025Eutrichapion viciaeEutrichapion viciae2025Corixa panzeriCorixa panzeri2025Corixa panzeriCorixa panzeri2025Notostira elongataNotostira elongata2025Notostira elongataNotostira elongata2025Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2025Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2025Harpalus affinisHarpalus affinis2025Harpalus affinisHarpalus affinis2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2025Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2025Scirtes hemisphaericusScirtes hemisphaericus2025Scirtes hemisphaericusScirtes hemisphaericus2025Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2025Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025