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Hardie Park Hill

8 ha

📷 Trevor Harris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

51.51909, 0.43340

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 222m away — 8 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 222m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

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 — Black-headed Gull, Magpie, Mallard +87 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Magpie, Mallard +87 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, Box Bug +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, Box Bug +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Cycling

Good match

National Cycle Network traffic-free route nearby (NCN ?)

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Scarlet Elfcup · last seen 2026; Fungi — Scarlet Elfcup · last seen 2026

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Hoo Peninsula PathWalking route

Named route

Thames Estuary PathWalking route46.6 km

Named routeLength 46.6 kmNational walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Grain to WoolwichWalking route76 km

Named routeRef ECPLength 76 kmNational walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Tilbury to Southend-on-SeaWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

National Cycle Route 16Cycling route

Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route29 m

Named routeRef 13Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route794 m

Named routeRef 13Length 794 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1 km

Named routeRef 13Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route315 m

Named routeLength 315 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

10,729 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,729 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

autumnwinter

2026

Teal · Cormorant · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Shelduck +60

TealAnas crecca2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
CootFulica atra2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025

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Insects2 species

autumn

2025

Batman Hoverfly · Box Bug

Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus

🍄

Fungi1 species

spring

2026

Scarlet Elfcup

Scarlet ElfcupSarcoscypha austriaca

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,729 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

autumnwinter

2026

Teal · Cormorant · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Shelduck +60

TealAnas crecca2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
CootFulica atra2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025

🐝

Insects2 species

autumn

2025

Batman Hoverfly · Box Bug

Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus

🍄

Fungi1 species

spring

2026

Scarlet Elfcup

Scarlet ElfcupSarcoscypha austriaca

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Trevor Harris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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