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Places › England › South East › Dartford Getting here
51.43042, 0.25215
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 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🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Robin +90 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Robin +90 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Stag Beetle, Banded Demoiselle, Batman Hoverfly +20 more · last seen 2026
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 LOOP link to Crayford station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Southwark Cathedral to Otford Walking route ▾
part A of a route from Southwark Cathedral to Canterbury Cathedral
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Darent Valley Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 155 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 69 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 69 Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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
Show on map Photos Darenth Rest Cemetery in Darenth Country Park
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Wildlife to spot
7,032 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,032 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Great Tit +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Common Gull Larus canus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus White-legged Damselfly · Firebug · Common Rose Fusehorn · Field Grasshopper · Brown Hawker +8
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025 Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Giant Blackberry
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,032 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Great Tit +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Common Gull Larus canus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus White-legged Damselfly · Firebug · Common Rose Fusehorn · Field Grasshopper · Brown Hawker +8
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025 Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Giant Blackberry
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2025
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2025
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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