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Dartford Heath

2 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 8 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Brown-banded Carder Bee, Southern Green Shieldbug, Migrant Hawker +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brown-banded Carder Bee, Southern Green Shieldbug, Migrant Hawker +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Circular Walk from Darent Valley Path DWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

LOOP link to Slade Green stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

LOOP link to Crayford stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Green Chain Walk section 3Walking route

Named routeRef G-CRegional walking route

Route FP45Walking route

Named routeRef FP45Local walking route

🚴

Cycling

135 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

LCN 69Cycling route

Named routeRef 69Local cycle route

NCN National Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

LCN 65Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

26,513 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

26,513 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds40 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Robin +35

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
CootFulica atra2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

26,513 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds40 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Robin +35

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
CootFulica atra2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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