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📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.43821, 0.30685

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Magpie, Cetti's Warbler +96 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Cetti's Warbler +96 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Migrant Hawker, Field Grasshopper, Long-winged Cone-head +7 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Field Grasshopper, Long-winged Cone-head +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LOOP link to Purfleet stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
1066 Harold's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
WealdwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Darent Valley PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

118 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Dartford Crossing Shuttle (South)Cycling route
Named routeRef ShuttleRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 177Cycling route
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

High security wasteland, Swanscombe

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

High security wasteland, Swanscombe

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Swanscombe Heritage ParkUrban park1.1 km→🏞️SWANSCOMBE HERITAGE PARKCountry park1.2 km→🌱Gordon GardensUrban park5 km→🏞️BEACON WOODCountry park2.3 km→🌱Beacon Wood Country ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Dashwood Road Open SpaceUrban park3.8 km→

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