Short birdwatching visit · Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust
Stocker’s Lake Nature Reserve
- Tier
- Good stop nearby
- Best season
- Winter
- Headline birds
- Wigeon · Gadwall · Shoveler
- Parking
- Use the Aquadrome car park on Frogmore Lane.
- Hides
- Three hides and a heron viewpoint serve the public circuit.
- Step-free
- Not stated by the operator
Rickmansworth Aquadrome · WD3 1NB
Stocker’s Lake provides a winter wildfowl outing on the edge of Rickmansworth. The Wildlife Trust names Wigeon, Gadwall and Shoveler among the ducks using the lake, with alder trees and wooded islands adding another habitat to watch. Follow the public circuit gradually and spend time at the hides, comparing the birds on open water with those feeding close to the margins. Start from the Aquadrome arrival rather than a vague lakeside postcode. Visitors who use accessible gates should bring a RADAR key and read the route information before setting out.
Birds and seasons
- Wigeon · Headline bird — Winter Source for Wigeon
- Gadwall · Headline bird — Winter Source for Gadwall
- Shoveler · Headline bird — Winter Source for Shoveler
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- Three hides and a heron viewpoint serve the public circuit.
- Paths
- Good non-paved paths circle the lake.
- Toilets
- Toilets and a café are at the neighbouring Aquadrome/Bury Lake area.
- Parking
- Use the Aquadrome car park on Frogmore Lane.
- Dogs
- Dogs must be on a lead.
- Access notes
- Several gates around the lake require a RADAR key for accessible passage.
- Step-free access
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
Getting there: From the Aquadrome car park pass Bury Lake and its café, following the operator’s route to Stocker’s Lake. Rickmansworth station is another published approach.
Sources
Social preview: original typographic artwork by Does Your Duck Quack.
Nearby special trips
- Blow’s Downs · 17.5 straight-line miles
- Chobham Common · 18.4 straight-line miles
- Wisley and Ockham Commons and Chatley Heath · 21.5 straight-line miles
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: College Lake, 14.5 miles away in a straight line.
- Frays Farm Meadows · 4.6 miles in a straight line
- Church Wood · 6.1 miles in a straight line
- Gutteridge Wood and Meadows · 6.2 miles in a straight line