Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.36800, 0.21095
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Coot
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Riverside Tea Room — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Coot
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Riverside Tea Room — a good base for a longer summer day out
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Coot, Moorhen +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Mallard, Coot, Moorhen +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird, Southern Oak Bush-cricket +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Crescent-cup Liverwort, Wall Screw-moss +1 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Circular Walk from Darent Valley Path DWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Darent Valley PathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Samuel Palmer TrailWalking route▾
Immerse yourself in the life, work and inspiration of Samuel Palmer on an audio-guided journey through Shoreham and surrounding areas.
Named routeLocal walking route
Southwark Cathedral to OtfordWalking route▾
part A of a route from Southwark Cathedral to Canterbury Cathedral
Named routeRegional walking route
Photos
Eynsford: Bridge, Ford and St. Martin's Church
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Events & activities nearby
Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Wildlife to spot
11,483 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,483 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Great Crested Grebe · Blackbird +45
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- CootFulica atra
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Great TitParus major
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GadwallMareca strepera
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SwiftApus apus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Common GullLarus canus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Red Fox
Red-legged Shieldbug · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Harlequin Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Orange Ladybird +13
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,483 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Great Crested Grebe · Blackbird +45
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- CootFulica atra
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Great TitParus major
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GadwallMareca strepera
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SwiftApus apus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Common GullLarus canus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Red Fox
Red-legged Shieldbug · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Harlequin Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Orange Ladybird +13
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eriothrix rufomaculata
Eriothrix rufomaculata
Eriothrix rufomaculata
Eriothrix rufomaculata
EupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesParent BugElasmucha griseaParent BugElasmucha griseaBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctusBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCalocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatusCalocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatusCalocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatusCalocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatusMalachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatusMalachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatusScarce ChaserLibellula fulvaScarce ChaserLibellula fulvaWhite-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipesWhite-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes