Aldenham Park

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Aldenham Park Estate OS TQ1796, also includes Aldenham Country Park.

Aldenham Country Park.

A 65-acre reservoir with a circular footpath and 175 acres of woods and meadowland. Adventure playgrounds, rare breeds farm animals. There is angling, a nature trail, horse-riding and refreshments with an annual craft fair. Fields are available for holding corporate special events. Early morning and late afternoon are the best times to visit this site as it gets very busy during the day, especially at weekends and school holidays.

Less than half a kilometre to the NW is the more enticing Hilfield Park Reservoir. (Entry by key from H&MWT. Members only).

Aldenham Park Estate.

Covers the other half of my Patchlist site. It is an area of Farmland and a private wood. Within the wood is 'Tykes Water', a 5-6 acre private fishing lake.

I have, obtained permission to roam the estate and I hope it turns up something of interest as the wood is rarely disturbed, except in winter when World War 3 erupts in the form of a Pheasant shoot!!! ( The best so far...Pair of LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER, PIED FLYCATCHER, CUCKOO & 2 Fledgling LITTLE OWL.

There is a Public Footpath that passes through part of the wood and farmland, entered from Butterfly Lane.

If you are at this end of the world, say hello. Im the Geezer with a pair of Leica's around my neck and a well behaved Springer Spaniel at my side... or nearby!!!

Patch Boundary: Species seen or heard from:- Start Public footpath at Jct ALLUM LANE & ELSTREE HILL NORTH to Aldenham CP. - Around perimeter of Reservoir exiting at DAGGER LANE into HOGG LANE, onto footpath to BUTTERFLY LANE, Whole length of BUTTERFLY LANE to WATLING STREET (A5). On to start point.

Steve Blake's Patchlist for 2008.

Wednesday 2nd January 2008.

1:Mute Swan. 2:Mallard. 3:Gadwall. 4:Pochard. 5:Tufted Duck. 6:Shoveler. 7:Mandarin. 8:Great Crested Grebe. 9:Coot. 10:Moorhen. 11:Cormorant. 12:Common Gull. 13:Black-headed Gull. 14:LesserBlack-backed Gull. 15:Grey Heron. 16: Ruddy Duck. 17:Carrion Crow. 18:Jackdaw. 19:Magpie. 20:Woodpigeon. 21:Feral Rock Dove. 22:Stock Dove. 23:Mistle Thrush. 24:Redwing. 25:Fieldfare. 26:Chaffinch. 27:Robin. 28:Blue Tit. 29:Great Tit. 30:Greenfinch. 31 Kestrel. 32:Pied Wagtail. 33:Common Pheasant.

Saturday 5th January 2008.

34:Little Grebe. 35:Nuthatch. 36:Long-tailed Tit. 37:Red legged-Partridge.

Sunday 6th January 2008.

38:Grey Wagtail. 39:Teal. 40:Dunnock. 41:Wren. 42:Jay. 43:Blackbird. 44:Canada Goose. 45:Great Spotted Woodpecker.

Tuesday 8th January 2008.

46:Song Thrush. 47:Little Owl. 48:Goldcrest. 49:Herring Gull. 50:Collared Dove. 51:Green Woodpecker.

Thursday 10th January 2008.

52:Siskin.

Monday 14th January 2008.

53:Treecreeper. 54:Bullfinch.

Saturday 19th January 2008.

55:Sparrowhawk. 56:Common Buzzard. 57:Woodcock.

Steve Blake's Patchlist for 2007.

Tuesday 2nd January.

1:Mandarin Duck. 2:Coot. 3:Mallard. 4:Blue Tit: 5:Great Tit. 6:Carrion Crow. 7:Woodpigeon. 8:Feral Rock Dove. 9:Collared Dove. 10:Magpie. 11:Blackbird. 12:Black-headed Gull. 13:Common Gull. 14:Lesser Black-backed Gull. 15:Robin. 16:Chaffinch. 17:Greenfinch. 18:Jay. 19:Song Thrush. 20:Mistle Thrush. 21:Redwing. 22:Mute Swan. 23:Cormorant, 24:Shoveler. 25:Tufted Duck. 26:Pochard. 27:Gadwall. 28:Canada Goose. 29:Green Woodpecker. 30:Goldfinch. 31:Kestrel. 32:Great Crested Grebe. 33:Little Grebe. 34:Treecreeper. 35:Long-tailed Tit. 36:Kingfisher. 37:Moorhen. 38:Grey Heron. 39:Dunnock.

Thursday 4th January.

40:Siskin. 41:Great Spotted Woodpecker. 42:Coal Tit. 43:Goldcrest. 44:Stock Dove. 45:Little Owl. 46:Tawny Owl. 47:Wren.

Friday 5th January.

48:Bullfinch. 49:Lesser Spotted Woodpecker. 50:Nuthatch. 51:Lesser Redpoll. 52: Red-legged Partridge. 53:Common Pheasant.

8th January.

54:House Sparrow. 55:Pied Wagtail. 56:Ruddy Duck.

9th January.

57:Jackdaw.

16th January.

58: Teal.

20th January.

59: Lapwing.

23rd January.

60: Goldeneye. 61: Common Buzzard.

29th January.

62: Yellow-legged Gull.

31st January.

63: Herring Gull.

10th February.

64: Sparrowhawk. 65:Stonechat. 66:Fieldfare.(First seen 2/1/07).

12th February.

67: Grey Wagtail.

26th February.

68: Goosander(M).

10th March.

69: Skylark.

17th March.

70:Meadow Pipit. 71:Chiffchaff.

20th March.

72:Reed Bunting.

26th March.

73:Linnet.

31st March.

74: Shelduck. (m&f)

5th April.

75:Wigeon. 76: Blackcap.

10th April.

77: Common Tern.

11th April.

78: Swallow (2).

15th April.

79: Sandwich Tern.

17th April.

80: Sand Martin. 81: House Martin. 82: Garden Warbler.

20th April.

83: Black-tailed Godwit.

21st April.

84: Pied Flycatcher.

28th April.

85: Common Whitethroat.

29th April.

86: Cuckoo.

30th April.

87: Black Tern 2).

2nd May.

88: Common Sandpiper. 89: Hobby.

5th May.

90: Swift.

6th May.

91: Wheatear.

22nd May.

92:Great Black-backed Gull.

5th June.

93: Lesser Whitethroat

9th June.

94: Egyptian Goose.

11th June.

95: Greater Scaup.

23rd June.

96: Reed Warbler.

10th July.

97: Sedge Warbler.

6th August.

98: Willow Warbler.

14th August.

99: Spotted Flycatcher.

19th August.

100: Peregrine Falcon.

1st September.

101: Yellow Wagtail.

8th September.

102: Whinchat. 103: Rook.

1st October.

104: Yellowhammer.

16th October.

105: Golden Plover. 106: Water Rail.

3rd November.

107: Ring-necked Parakeet.

26th November.

108: Brambling.

1st December.

109: Woodcock.

Non Countables: Barnacle Goose. Muscovy Duck.