Beacon Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.41723, 0.29942
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
- 🌿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 km9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Darent Valley PathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
97 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
Dartford Crossing Shuttle (North)Cycling route▾
Dartford Crossing Shuttle (South)Cycling route▾
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Wildlife to spot
5,988 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,988 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWren · Robin · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Dunnock +29
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad
Hairy Shieldbug · Common Blue Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Lesser Stag Beetle · Swollen-thighed Beetle +4
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024
Birch Knight · Amanita'r Gwybed · Blushing Milkcap · Aniseed Funnel · Razor Strop Fungus +13
- Birch KnightTricholoma fulvum
- Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria
- Blushing MilkcapLactarius controversus
- Aniseed FunnelClitocybe odora
- Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina
- Coral BrittlegillRussula velenovskyi
- Orange Birch Bolete
Big Shaggy-moss · Broom Fork-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
- Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
- Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
- Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,988 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWren · Robin · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Dunnock +29
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad
Hairy Shieldbug · Common Blue Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Lesser Stag Beetle · Swollen-thighed Beetle +4
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024
Birch Knight · Amanita'r Gwybed · Blushing Milkcap · Aniseed Funnel · Razor Strop Fungus +13
- Birch KnightTricholoma fulvum
- Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria
- Blushing MilkcapLactarius controversus
- Aniseed FunnelClitocybe odora
- Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina
- Coral BrittlegillRussula velenovskyi
- Orange Birch Bolete
Big Shaggy-moss · Broom Fork-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
- Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
- Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
- Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bryony Mining Bee
Bryony Mining Bee
Andrena florea2024
Andrena florea2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024Leccinum versipelle
Leccinum versipelle
Penny BunBoletus edulisPenny BunBoletus edulisStinking BrittlegillRussula foetensStinking BrittlegillRussula foetensYellowdrop MilkcapLactarius chrysorrheusYellowdrop MilkcapLactarius chrysorrheusGrey MilkcapLactarius vietus2024Grey MilkcapLactarius vietus2024Yellow KnightTricholoma equestre2024Yellow KnightTricholoma equestre2024Brown Birch BoleteLeccinum scabrum2024Brown Birch BoleteLeccinum scabrum2024Woolly MilkcapLactarius torminosus2024Woolly MilkcapLactarius torminosus2024Brown RollrimPaxillus involutus2024Brown RollrimPaxillus involutus2024Stinky KnightTricholoma sulphureum2024Stinky KnightTricholoma sulphureum2024Wood HedgehogHydnum repandum2024Wood HedgehogHydnum repandum2024White SaddleHelvella crispa2024White SaddleHelvella crispa2024Events & activities nearby
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