Dargets Wood - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.34947, 0.53255
Open directionsv
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
- 🛝Playground on site — 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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Augustine CaminoWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named routeRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Iwade to GrainWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Rochester Riverside WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
138 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
(A2)<>(NCN1)Cycling route▾
NCN National Route 17Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network
Gillingham<>Rainham Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Alternative RouteCycling route▾
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Capstone Mountain bike trailMountain bike route▾
Photos
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Wildlife to spot
20,375 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
20,375 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Peregrine · Nightingale · Robin · Woodpigeon · Mediterranean Gull +37
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- CootFulica atra
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RavenCorvus corax
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- SwiftApus apus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Common GullLarus canus
🦌Mammals2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects22 species
springsummer
2025▾
Pill Beetle · Juniper Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Southern Green Shieldbug +17
- Pill BeetleByrrhus pilula
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula
- Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
20,375 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Peregrine · Nightingale · Robin · Woodpigeon · Mediterranean Gull +37
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- CootFulica atra
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RavenCorvus corax
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- SwiftApus apus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Common GullLarus canus
🦌Mammals2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects22 species
springsummer
2025▾
Pill Beetle · Juniper Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Southern Green Shieldbug +17
- Pill BeetleByrrhus pilula
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula
- Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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