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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
51.66838, -0.28638
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Bluebell, Silver-moss +20 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Bluebell, Silver-moss +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km30 signed routes nearby · 28 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
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
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Borehamwood: Tykes Water and Brook Meadow
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Wildlife to spot
3,317 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,317 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Jackdaw · Robin +45
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
🐝Insects6 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Violet Ground Beetle · Vine Weevil +1
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2024
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2024
🌿Plants3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Silver-moss · Giant Hogweed · Japanese Knotweed
- Silver-mossBryum argenteum
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,317 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Jackdaw · Robin +45
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
🐝Insects6 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Violet Ground Beetle · Vine Weevil +1
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2024
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2024
🌿Plants3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Silver-moss · Giant Hogweed · Japanese Knotweed
- Silver-mossBryum argenteum
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Vine Weevil
Vine Weevil
Otiorhynchus sulcatus2023
Otiorhynchus sulcatus2023
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2023Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2023