Beacon Wood - Broadleaved woodland
4 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
51.41517, 0.29683
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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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Circular Walk from Darent Valley Path DWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
1066 Harold's WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
WealdwayWalking route▾
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
93 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 13Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 177Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 125Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 125Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network
Dartford Crossing Shuttle (North)Cycling route▾
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Wildlife to spot
5,753 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,753 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blackcap · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blue Tit +41
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- PochardAythya ferina2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- WigeonMareca penelope2024
- SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2022
- Pica pica picaPica pica pica2022
- Hedge AccentorPrunella modularis occidentalis2022
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
- SwiftApus apus2021
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2023▾
Hedgehog · Common Shrew · Hazel Dormouse
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2021
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2021▾
Great Crested Newt · Lissotriton
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- LissotritonLissotriton
Stag Beetle · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Hairy Shieldbug · Common Blue Damselfly +15
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2023
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2021
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Amanita'r Gwybed · Penny Bun · Blushing Milkcap · Birch Knight · Stinky Knight +27
- Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria
- Penny BunBoletus edulis
- Blushing MilkcapLactarius controversus
- Birch KnightTricholoma fulvum
- Stinky KnightTricholoma sulphureum2024
- Yellow KnightTricholoma equestre2024
🌿Plants9 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Spear Thistle · Big Shaggy-moss · Broom Fork-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +4
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2022
- Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
- Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
- Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2024
- Yarrow
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,753 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blackcap · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blue Tit +41
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- PochardAythya ferina2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- WigeonMareca penelope2024
- SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2022
- Pica pica picaPica pica pica2022
- Hedge AccentorPrunella modularis occidentalis2022
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
- SwiftApus apus2021
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2023▾
Hedgehog · Common Shrew · Hazel Dormouse
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2021
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2021▾
Great Crested Newt · Lissotriton
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- LissotritonLissotriton
Stag Beetle · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Hairy Shieldbug · Common Blue Damselfly +15
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2023
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2021
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Amanita'r Gwybed · Penny Bun · Blushing Milkcap · Birch Knight · Stinky Knight +27
- Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria
- Penny BunBoletus edulis
- Blushing MilkcapLactarius controversus
- Birch KnightTricholoma fulvum
- Stinky KnightTricholoma sulphureum2024
- Yellow KnightTricholoma equestre2024
🌿Plants9 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Spear Thistle · Big Shaggy-moss · Broom Fork-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +4
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2022
- Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
- Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
- Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2024
- Yarrow
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Rollrim
Brown Rollrim
Paxillus involutus2024
Paxillus involutus2024
Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulinaRazor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulinaCoral BrittlegillRussula velenovskyiCoral BrittlegillRussula velenovskyiWood HedgehogHydnum repandum2024Wood HedgehogHydnum repandum2024White SaddleHelvella crispa2024White SaddleHelvella crispa2024Brown Birch BoleteLeccinum scabrum2024Brown Birch BoleteLeccinum scabrum2024Woolly MilkcapLactarius torminosus2024Woolly MilkcapLactarius torminosus2024Girdled WebcapCortinarius trivialis2023Girdled WebcapCortinarius trivialis2023Stinking BrittlegillRussula foetensStinking BrittlegillRussula foetensYellowdrop MilkcapLactarius chrysorrheusYellowdrop MilkcapLactarius chrysorrheusAniseed FunnelClitocybe odoraAniseed FunnelClitocybe odoraOrange Birch BoleteLeccinum versipelleOrange Birch BoleteLeccinum versipelleGrey MilkcapLactarius vietus2024Grey MilkcapLactarius vietus2024Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus2023Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus2023Terracotta HedgehogHydnum rufescens2023Terracotta HedgehogHydnum rufescens2023Veiled PoisonpieHebeloma mesophaeum2023Veiled PoisonpieHebeloma mesophaeum2023Coconut MilkcapLactarius glyciosmus2022Coconut MilkcapLactarius glyciosmus2022DeceiverLaccaria laccata2022DeceiverLaccaria laccata2022Common PuffballLycoperdon perlatum2022Common PuffballLycoperdon perlatum2022Fenugreek MilkcapLactarius helvus2022Fenugreek MilkcapLactarius helvus2022Deer ShieldPluteus cervinus2022Deer ShieldPluteus cervinus2022Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa2022Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa2022Yellowing KnightTricholoma scalpturatum2022Yellowing KnightTricholoma scalpturatum2022Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare2022Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare2022Slender BrittlegillRussula gracillima2022Slender BrittlegillRussula gracillima2022Orange BoleteLeccinum aurantiacum2022Orange BoleteLeccinum aurantiacum2022Achillea millefolium2022
Achillea millefolium2022
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2022HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2022Wild CarrotDaucus carota2022Wild CarrotDaucus carota2022Fat-henChenopodium album2022Fat-henChenopodium album2022