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Aldenham Country Park

16 ha

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

51.64406, -0.30905

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Mallard
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 295m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Mallard
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 295m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Mallard, Robin +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Mallard, Robin +81 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +71 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

29 signed routes nearby · 21 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

Reservoir Roadpublic footpath · 97 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 97 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

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Cycling

23 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

Wildlife to spot

19,703 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

19,703 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

autumn

2026

Mute Swan · Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Magpie +45

Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CootFulica atra2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Great TitParus major2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumnwinter

2025

Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi

🐝

Insects44 species

autumn

2026

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
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca2025
Sigara (Vermicorixa) lateralisSigara (Vermicorixa) lateralis2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Uroleucon (Uromelan) sonchiUroleucon (Uromelan) sonchi2025
Myrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodis2025
Datonychus melanostictusDatonychus melanostictus2025
Gerris (Gerris) gibbiferGerris (Gerris) gibbifer2025
Eutrichapion erviEutrichapion ervi2025
Punctate CorixaCorixa punctata2025
Orchestes hortorumOrchestes hortorum2025
Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda2025
CaliroaCaliroa2025
Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus2025
Anthocomus rufusAnthocomus rufus2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus2025
Common PondskaterGerris (Gerris) lacustris2025
Water ScorpionNepa cinerea2025
Balclutha punctataBalclutha punctata2025
Iassus lanioIassus lanio2025
Notaris scirpiNotaris scirpi2025
Parethelcus pollinariusParethelcus pollinarius2025
Sigara (Subsigara) falleniSigara (Subsigara) falleni2025
Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum2025
Eutrichapion viciaeEutrichapion viciae2025
Corixa panzeriCorixa panzeri2025
Notostira elongataNotostira elongata2025
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2025
Harpalus affinisHarpalus affinis2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025
Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2025
Scirtes hemisphaericusScirtes hemisphaericus2025
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025
Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

19,703 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

autumn

2026

Mute Swan · Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Magpie +45

Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CootFulica atra2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Great TitParus major2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumnwinter

2025

Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi

🐝

Insects44 species

autumn

2026

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
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca2025
Sigara (Vermicorixa) lateralisSigara (Vermicorixa) lateralis2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Uroleucon (Uromelan) sonchiUroleucon (Uromelan) sonchi2025
Myrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodis2025
Datonychus melanostictusDatonychus melanostictus2025
Gerris (Gerris) gibbiferGerris (Gerris) gibbifer2025
Eutrichapion erviEutrichapion ervi2025
Punctate CorixaCorixa punctata2025
Orchestes hortorumOrchestes hortorum2025
Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda2025
CaliroaCaliroa2025
Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus2025
Anthocomus rufusAnthocomus rufus2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus2025
Common PondskaterGerris (Gerris) lacustris2025
Water ScorpionNepa cinerea2025
Balclutha punctataBalclutha punctata2025
Iassus lanioIassus lanio2025
Notaris scirpiNotaris scirpi2025
Parethelcus pollinariusParethelcus pollinarius2025
Sigara (Subsigara) falleniSigara (Subsigara) falleni2025
Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum2025
Eutrichapion viciaeEutrichapion viciae2025
Corixa panzeriCorixa panzeri2025
Notostira elongataNotostira elongata2025
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2025
Harpalus affinisHarpalus affinis2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025
Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2025
Scirtes hemisphaericusScirtes hemisphaericus2025
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025
Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025