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Greatness Park Cemetery

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Crested Grebe and Long-tailed Tit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 135m away — 8 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Crested Grebe and Long-tailed Tit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 135m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Long-tailed Tit, Coot +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Long-tailed Tit, Coot +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Glow-worm, Eristalis pertinax · last seen 2026; Insects — Glow-worm, Eristalis pertinax · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Cemetery — local history and memorials

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Darent Valley PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Woodland Ramble, KnoleWalking route4 km

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route

Ightham Mote Circular Walk to Old Soar Manor, Ightham MoteWalking route11.2 km

This circular links two National Trust places, both dating back to medieval England. The trail goes through Scathes ancient woodland, into the Fairlawne Estate & onto Plaxtol Spout before returning to Ightham Mote through orchards & the Greensand Way.

Named routeLength 11.2 kmDuration 04:30Round tripLocal walking route

North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

Greensand WayWalking route

Named routeRef GWRegional walking route

Littlewoodpublic footpath · 78 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 78 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Littlewoodpublic footpath · 86 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 86 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Watercress Drivepublic footpath · 275 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 275 mPath type: residential

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Kraken TDC TrailsCycling route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

79,695 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

79,695 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

autumn

2026

Great Crested Grebe · Long-tailed Tit · Coot · Moorhen · Lapwing +47

Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CootFulica atra
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
TealAnas crecca
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GadwallMareca strepera2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025

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Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects2 species

winterspring

2026

Glow-worm · Eristalis pertinax

Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

79,695 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

autumn

2026

Great Crested Grebe · Long-tailed Tit · Coot · Moorhen · Lapwing +47

Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CootFulica atra
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
TealAnas crecca
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GadwallMareca strepera2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects2 species

winterspring

2026

Glow-worm · Eristalis pertinax

Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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