Darenth Wood - Broadleaved woodland 1 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South East › Dartford Getting here
51.43506, 0.27695
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 welcomeDeciduous 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 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Circular Walk from Darent Valley Path D Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Slade Green station Walking route ▾
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 150 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
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Wildlife to spot
7,436 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,436 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird · Robin +35
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Common Gull Larus canus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 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 14 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Firebug · Hairy Shieldbug · Common Rose Fusehorn +9
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025 Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025 Big Shaggy-moss · Broom Fork-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,436 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird · Robin +35
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Common Gull Larus canus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 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 14 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Firebug · Hairy Shieldbug · Common Rose Fusehorn +9
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025 Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025 Big Shaggy-moss · Broom Fork-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Field Grasshopper
Field Grasshopper
Chorthippus brunneus2025
Chorthippus brunneus2025
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2025
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2025
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Grammoptera ruficornis Grammoptera ruficornis2025
Grammoptera ruficornis Grammoptera ruficornis2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Notiophilus Notiophilus2025
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