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Beacon Wood Country Park

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.42229, 0.28534

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPicnic spot

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Porina aenea, Lecidella stigmatea, Cladonia furcata subsp. furcata +58 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Porina aenea, Lecidella stigmatea, Cladonia furcata subsp. furcata +58 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Stag Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird, Willow Emerald Damselfly +57 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stag Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird, Willow Emerald Damselfly +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Circular Walk from Darent Valley Path DWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Southwark Cathedral to OtfordWalking route

part A of a route from Southwark Cathedral to Canterbury Cathedral

Named routeRegional walking route
Darent Valley PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Thames Estuary PathWalking route46.6 km
Named routeLength 46.6 kmNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Grain to WoolwichWalking route76 km
Named routeRef ECPLength 76 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

131 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 125Cycling route
Named routeRef 125Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
Dartford Crossing Shuttle (North)Cycling route
Named route
Dartford Crossing Shuttle (South)Cycling route
Named route
NCN 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 177Cycling route
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Railway Wagon in Beacon Wood Country Park

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Railway Wagon in Beacon Wood Country Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Central ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Swanscombe Heritage ParkUrban park2.7 km→🏞️SWANSCOMBE HERITAGE PARKCountry park2.8 km→🌱Beacon Wood Country ParkUrban park0 m→🏞️BEACON WOODCountry park0 m→🏞️DARENTHCountry park2.5 km→

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