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Brook Meadow

📷 Nigel Cox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsPitches
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

51.66839, -0.28643

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground; Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Giant Hogweed, Bluebell, Silver-moss +20 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Bluebell, Silver-moss +20 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

30 signed routes nearby · 29 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
Dollis Valley Greenwalk linkWalking route
Named routeRef DVGlinkLocal walking route
LOOP link to Stanmore UndergroundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Watling Chase Timberland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wentbridge Pathpublic footpath · 80 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 80 mPath type: footway
Wentbridge Pathpublic footpath · 60 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 60 mPath type: residential
Stannington Pathpublic footpath · 113 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 113 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Shenley CircuitCycling route
Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
LCN 89Cycling route
Named routeRef 89Local cycle route
LCN 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 61Cycling route34 km

Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.

Named routeRef 61Length 34 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Borehamwood: Tykes Water and Brook Meadow

📷 Nigel Cox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Borehamwood: Tykes Water and Brook Meadow

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🌱Aldenham Country ParkUrban park2.9 km→✦ALDENHAM HOUSEHistoric site2.2 km→🌱Edgwarebury ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Aberford ParkUrban park800 m→🏞️ALDENHAMCountry park2.9 km→🌱Aldenham Country ParkUrban park2.9 km→

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