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Places › England › South East › Dartford Getting here
51.43103, 0.24508
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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· Free 🧺 Picnic spot
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Goldfinch, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldfinch, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Banded Demoiselle, Blue-tailed Damselfly +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Banded Demoiselle, Blue-tailed Damselfly +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
picnic area
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 142 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
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Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Dartford Crossing Shuttle (North) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Shuttle Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 125 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 125 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
9,099 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,099 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Coot · Canada Goose · Blackbird +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Coot Fulica atra2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Common Gull Larus canus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Soprano Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus White-legged Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Common Rose Fusehorn · Field Grasshopper +8
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Marmalade Hoverfly Giant Blackberry
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,099 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Coot · Canada Goose · Blackbird +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Coot Fulica atra2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Common Gull Larus canus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Soprano Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus White-legged Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Common Rose Fusehorn · Field Grasshopper +8
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Marmalade Hoverfly Giant Blackberry
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Episyrphus balteatus
Episyrphus balteatus
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus 