Aldenham Park

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STEVE BLAKE Patchlist 2007

`ALDENHAM PARK ESTATE` OS TQ1796. Also to include `ALDENHAM COUNTRY PARK` Bold text

ALDENHAM CP 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 availablefor 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 kilometer 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 BOUNDRY: 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 STRET (A5). On to start point.

PATCHLIST 2008

2nd JANUARY 08: 1:Mute Swan. 2:Mallard. 3:Gadwall. 4:Pochard. 5:Tufted Duck. 6:Shoveler. 7:Mandarin. 8:GC Grebe. 9:Coot. 10:Moorhen. 11:Cormarant. 12:Common Gull. 13:BH Gull. 14:LBB Gull. 15:Grey Heron. 16: Ruddy Duck. 17:Crow. 18:Jackdaw. 19:Magpie. 20:Wood Pigeon. 21:Ferel Pigeon. 22:Stock Dove. 23:Mistle Thrush. 24:Redwing. 25:Fieldfare. 26:Chaffinch. 27:Robin. 28:Blue Tit. 29:Great Tit. 30:Greenfinch. 31 Kestral. 32:Pied Wagtail. 33:Pheasant.

JANUARY 5th 08 34:Little Grebe. 35:Nuthatch. 36:Long Tailed Tit. 37:Red legged Partridge.

JANUARY 6th 08 38:Grey Wagtail. 39:Teal. 40:Dunnock. 41:Wren. 42:Jay. 43:Blackbird. 44:Canada Goose. 45:Greater Spotted Woodpecker.

JANUARY 8th 08 46:Song Thrush. 47:Little Owl. 48:Goldcrest. 49:Herring Gull. 50:Collared Dove. 51:Green Woodpecker.

JANUARY 10th 08 52:Siskin.

PATCHLIST 2007 2nd JANUARY 07 1:MANDARIN. 2:COOT. 3:MALLARD. 4:BLUE TIT: 5:GREAT TIT. 6:CARRION CROW. 7:WOOD PIGEON. 8:FERAL PIGEON. 9:COLLARED DOVE. 10:MAGPIE. 11:BLACKBIRD. 12:BLACK HEADED GULL. 13:COMMON GULL. 14:LBB GULL. 15:ROBIN. 16:CHAFFINCH. 17:GREENFINCH. 18:JAY. 19:SONG THRUSH. 20:MISTLE THRUSH. 21:REDWING. 22:MUTE SWAN. 23:CORM0RANT. 24:SHOVELER. 25:TUFTED DUCK. 26:POCHARD. 27:GADWALL. 28:CANADA GOOSE. 29:GREEN WOODPECKER. 30:GOLDFINCH. 31:KESTRAL. 32:GREAT CRESTED GREBE. 33 LITTLE GREBE. 34:TREECREEPER. 35:LONG TAILED TIT. 36:KINGFISHER. 37:MOORHEN. 38:GREY HERON. 39:DUNNOCK. 4th JANUARY 07 40:SISKIN. 41:G S WOODPECKER. 42:COAL TIT. 43:GOLDCREST. 44:STOCK DOVE. 45:LITTLE OWL. 46:TAWNY OWL. 47:WREN. 5th JANUARY 48:BULLFINCH. 49:LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER. 50:NUTHATCH. 51:LESSER REDPOLL. 52: RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE. 53: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: BUZZARD. 29th JANUARY 62: YELLOW LEGGED GULL. 31st JANUARY 63: HERRING GULL. 10th FEBUARY 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: SHELLDUCK. (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: 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 0794: EGYPTIAN GOOSE 11th JUNE 95: 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.