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Places › England › South East › Dartford Getting here
51.42846, 0.28202
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 296m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 296m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Canada Goose +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Canada Goose +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Box Tree Moth, Small White +55 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stag Beetle, Box Tree Moth, Small White +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Circular Walk from Darent Valley Path D Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Southwark Cathedral to Otford Walking route ▾
part A of a route from Southwark Cathedral to Canterbury Cathedral
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Darent Valley Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Cray Riverway Walking route 16 km ▾
Named route Length 16 km Local walking route
Show on map London LOOP (Section 1) Walking route ▾
"an easy walk along section one of the London LOOP route, next to the river Thames, Darent and Cray." Sights: * Waterside Gardens * Bear and Ragged Staff associated with the Earldom of Warwick * Hall Place
Named route Ref LOOP Regional walking route
Show on map 139 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 125 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 125 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map Dartford Crossing Shuttle (North) Cycling route ▾
Dartford Crossing Shuttle (South) Cycling route ▾
NCN 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 177 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 177 National Cycle Network
Show on map Dartford Crossing Shuttle (North) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Shuttle Regional cycle route
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
4,207 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,207 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Magpie · Coot · Canada Goose · Mute Swan · Blue Tit +41
Magpie Pica pica Coot Fulica atra Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Greylag Goose Anser anser Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stock Dove Columba oenas Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Common Gull Larus canus Siskin Spinus spinus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Swift Apus apus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Lesser Stag Beetle · Firebug · Hairy Shieldbug · Common Blue Damselfly · Southern Hawker +4
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025 Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Big Shaggy-moss · Broom Fork-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,207 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Magpie · Coot · Canada Goose · Mute Swan · Blue Tit +41
Magpie Pica pica Coot Fulica atra Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Greylag Goose Anser anser Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stock Dove Columba oenas Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Common Gull Larus canus Siskin Spinus spinus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Swift Apus apus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Lesser Stag Beetle · Firebug · Hairy Shieldbug · Common Blue Damselfly · Southern Hawker +4
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025 Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Big Shaggy-moss · Broom Fork-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Malachite Beetle
Malachite Beetle
Malachius bipustulatus2025
Malachius bipustulatus2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Notiophilus Notiophilus2025
Notiophilus Notiophilus2025 