Plan your visit
🦅 Birds✦ Heritage🦉 Wildlife
Public access Dogs welcome 143 ha
Getting here
51.65427, -0.30786
Open directionsv Aldenham House is an English country house in Elstree, just south-east of Aldenham village and west of Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England. It was the seat of the Gibbs family, who were the Barons Aldenham, and is now a main building of the Haberdashers' Boys' School, while its estate accommodates the other school buildings, the Haberdashers' School for Girls, the Lister Institute, and the Hilfield Reservoir.
Read more on Wikipedia → School building Grade II listed park and garden
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Mallard +79 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Historic site with public access; Grade II* listed building: ALDENHAM HOUSE AND STABLE BLOCK
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Mallard +79 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, Western Conifer Seed Bug, 7-spot Ladybird +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 31 signed routes nearby · 62 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 Allum Lane public footpath · 66 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 66 m Surface asphalt Path type: secondary
Show on map New Road public footpath · 104 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 104 m Surface gravel Path type: service
Show on map 21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Shenley Circuit Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 89 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 89 Local cycle route
Show on map Jubilee Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref J Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Tykeswater Lane byway open to all traffic · 1 km ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 1 km Path type: track
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Wildlife to spot
34,542 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 34,542 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Mute Swan · Robin · Jackdaw · Magpie +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 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 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 🦌 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 · Western Conifer Seed Bug · 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Sigara (Pseudovermicorixa) nigrolineata +38
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Sigara (Pseudovermicorixa) nigrolineata Sigara (Pseudovermicorixa) nigrolineata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Silver-moss
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 34,542 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Mute Swan · Robin · Jackdaw · Magpie +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 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 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 🦌 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 · Western Conifer Seed Bug · 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Sigara (Pseudovermicorixa) nigrolineata +38
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Sigara (Pseudovermicorixa) nigrolineata Sigara (Pseudovermicorixa) nigrolineata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Silver-moss
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca
Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca
Sigara (Vermicorixa) lateralis Sigara (Vermicorixa) lateralis
Sigara (Vermicorixa) lateralis Sigara (Vermicorixa) lateralis
Myrmica ruginodis Myrmica ruginodis
Myrmica ruginodis Myrmica ruginodis
Datonychus melanostictus Datonychus melanostictus
Datonychus melanostictus Datonychus melanostictus
Gerris (Gerris) gibbifer Gerris (Gerris) gibbifer
Gerris (Gerris) gibbifer Gerris (Gerris) gibbifer
Eutrichapion ervi Eutrichapion ervi
Eutrichapion ervi Eutrichapion ervi
Punctate Corixa Corixa punctata
Punctate Corixa Corixa punctata
Orchestes hortorum Orchestes hortorum
Orchestes hortorum Orchestes hortorum
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda
Caliroa Caliroa
Caliroa Caliroa
Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus
Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus
Anthocomus rufus Anthocomus rufus
Anthocomus rufus Anthocomus rufus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Common Pondskater Gerris (Gerris) lacustris
Common Pondskater Gerris (Gerris) lacustris
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea
Balclutha punctata Balclutha punctata
Balclutha punctata Balclutha punctata
Iassus lanio Iassus lanio
Iassus lanio Iassus lanio
Notaris scirpi Notaris scirpi
Notaris scirpi Notaris scirpi
Parethelcus pollinarius Parethelcus pollinarius
Parethelcus pollinarius Parethelcus pollinarius
Sigara (Subsigara) falleni Sigara (Subsigara) falleni
Sigara (Subsigara) falleni Sigara (Subsigara) falleni
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum
Eutrichapion viciae Eutrichapion viciae
Eutrichapion viciae Eutrichapion viciae
Corixa panzeri Corixa panzeri
Corixa panzeri Corixa panzeri
Notostira elongata Notostira elongata
Notostira elongata Notostira elongata
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus
Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis
Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis
Scirtes hemisphaericus Scirtes hemisphaericus
Scirtes hemisphaericus Scirtes hemisphaericus
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
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