Protected area in Hertfordshire, England
The lake at Aldenham Country Park
Aldenham Country Park is a 175-acre (0.71 km2 ) parkland and woodland, including Aldenham Reservoir . It is now part of the Watling Chase Community Forest , near Elstree , Hertfordshire , England.
Aldenham Reservoir was excavated by French prisoners of war in 1795 to help maintain local river levels after the Grand Union Canal was built. It is held as a reserve public water supply.[ 1]
The park supports walking, fishing and sailing activities, has playgrounds, Special Needs Centre and a Disney -backed Winnie-the-Pooh theme area. Since 1984, it has been a centre for breeding rare livestock (one of seventeen Rare Breeds Survival Trust centres in the UK ), including Aldenham Longhorn cattle, Bagot goats , Berkshire and Tamworth pigs , and Norfolk Horn and English Leicester sheep .[citation needed ]
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51°38′50″N 00°18′50″W / 51.64722°N 0.31389°W / 51.64722; -0.31389