Hilfield Park Reservoir

Hilfield Park Reservoir is a 74.7 Local Nature Reserve (LNR) between Bushey and Elstree in Hertfordshire. It is owned by Affinity Water and managed by the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust (HMWT). It is the oldest LNR in Hertfordshire, declared in 1969.

Map of Hilfield Park Reservoir, Radlett, UK

This large reservoir has a wide range of bird species. It is of national importance for pochards, tufted ducks and common tern, and it is also significant for mallards, shovellers and teal. The margins have marshy areas with many breeding birds and marsh plants, such as reedmace and reed canarygrass. In 2011 an eastern crowned warbler was caught and ringed, only the second to be found in Britain.

The site is kept locked and access is restricted to HMWT members.