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Rickmansworth Aquadrome Local Nature Reserve

82 ha

📷 Bryn Holmes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

PicnicBirdsWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome82 ha

Getting here

51.63419, -0.47804

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Crested Grebe and Tufted Duck
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePicnic spotToilets

Best for

10 activities

Picnic day out

picnic area, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Tufted Duck, Gadwall +67 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Tufted Duck, Gadwall +67 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Family friendly

toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 6

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 51 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
LOOP link to Moor Park UndergroundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Colne Valley TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Ebury WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Solomons Hillpublic footpath · 33 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 33 mPath type: living_street
Stockers Farm Roadpublic footpath · 14 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 14 mPath type: unclassified
Belfry Lanepublic footpath · 71 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 71 mPath type: service
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Cycling

64 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Long Lane to Tudor Parade (proposed)Cycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
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
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Beacon Way to Tudor Parade (proposed)Cycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Rickmansworth to Croxley GreenCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bury Lake, Rickmansworth Aquadrome

📷 Bryn Holmes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bury Lake, Rickmansworth Aquadrome

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Cassiobury ParkUrban park4.9 km→🦉RICKMANSWORTH AQUADROMENature reserve0 m→✦MOOR PARKHistoric site2.1 km→🌱Croxley View PlaygroundUrban park4 km→🌱Chiltern Open Air MuseumUrban park4.3 km→🌱Cassiobury ParkUrban park5 km→