Aldenham Country Park 4 ha
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51.64870, -0.31169
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ⛺ 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking⛺ Campsite🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Oak Bush-cricket +48 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Oak Bush-cricket +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 30 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 25 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
36,454 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 36,454 records · National Biodiversity Network Mute Swan · Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Magpie +45
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Gadwall Mareca strepera Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Teal Anas crecca Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Little Egret Egretta garzetta Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Dunnock Prunella modularis Common Gull Larus canus Greylag Goose Anser anser Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Snipe Gallinago gallinago Swallow Hirundo rustica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos House Martin Delichon urbicum 🦌 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 · Red-legged Shieldbug +41
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Sigara (Pseudovermicorixa) nigrolineata Sigara (Pseudovermicorixa) nigrolineata2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 36,454 records · National Biodiversity Network Mute Swan · Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Magpie +45
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Gadwall Mareca strepera Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Teal Anas crecca Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Little Egret Egretta garzetta Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Dunnock Prunella modularis Common Gull Larus canus Greylag Goose Anser anser Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Snipe Gallinago gallinago Swallow Hirundo rustica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos House Martin Delichon urbicum 🦌 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 · Red-legged Shieldbug +41
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Sigara (Pseudovermicorixa) nigrolineata Sigara (Pseudovermicorixa) nigrolineata2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
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
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
Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis2025
Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis2025
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis2025
Scirtes hemisphaericus Scirtes hemisphaericus2025
Scirtes hemisphaericus Scirtes hemisphaericus2025
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025
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 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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