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Places › England › South East › Dartford Getting here
51.43017, 0.24675
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 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 +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Robin +54 more · last seen 2026
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
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Giant Blackberry, Giant Hogweed · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Blackberry, Giant Hogweed · last seen 2025
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 146 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
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Wildlife to spot
8,192 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,192 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Coot · Carrion Crow +37
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Common Gull Larus canus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Soprano Pipistrelle
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus White-legged Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Common Rose Fusehorn · Field Grasshopper +10
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 8,192 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Coot · Carrion Crow +37
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Common Gull Larus canus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Soprano Pipistrelle
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus White-legged Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Common Rose Fusehorn · Field Grasshopper +10
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
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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