Darenth Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 67 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 67 ha
Places › England › South East › Dartford Getting here
51.42578, 0.26357
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Broom Fork-moss, Big Shaggy-moss, Common Tamarisk-moss +9 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, White-legged Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle +23 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stag Beetle, White-legged Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle +23 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 15 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 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 Cray Riverway Walking route 16 km ▾
Named route Length 16 km Local walking route
Show on map 144 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
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
4,887 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,887 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +34
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coot Fulica atra2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 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 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus White-legged Damselfly · Firebug · Hairy Shieldbug · Common Rose Fusehorn · Field Grasshopper +9
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025 Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis 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 4,887 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +34
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coot Fulica atra2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 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 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus White-legged Damselfly · Firebug · Hairy Shieldbug · Common Rose Fusehorn · Field Grasshopper +9
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025 Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis 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
2025
2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
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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