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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Sevenoaks Getting here
51.37845, 0.16286
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Rinodina sophodes, Lecanora symmicta, Enchylium tenax var. ceranoides +7 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Rinodina sophodes, Lecanora symmicta, Enchylium tenax var. ceranoides +7 more · last seen 2014
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Large White +59 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Large White +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 16 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 Darent Valley Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Cray Riverway Walking route 16 km ▾
Named route Length 16 km Local walking route
Show on map Faesten Dic Path Walking route 3.2 km ▾
Named route Length 3.2 km Local walking route
Show on map London LOOP (Section 2) Walking route ▾
“a green and easy route through the suburbs of southeast London.” Sights: * Willet Memorial Wood * Scadbury Park * Stable Meadows * Five Arch Bridge
Named route Ref LOOP Regional walking route
Show on map Harvest Way public footpath · 134 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 134 m Path type: residential
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 67 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 69 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 69 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 20 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 20 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 27 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 27 Point-to-point Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
2,335 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,335 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Collared Dove · Robin · Starling +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Swift Apus apus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2022 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Badger · Vulpes · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog
Badger Meles meles2024 Vulpes Vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2022 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Red-legged Shieldbug · Speckled Bush-cricket · Stag Beetle · Hawthorn Shieldbug +12
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,335 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Collared Dove · Robin · Starling +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Swift Apus apus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2022 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Badger · Vulpes · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog
Badger Meles meles2024 Vulpes Vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2022 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Red-legged Shieldbug · Speckled Bush-cricket · Stag Beetle · Hawthorn Shieldbug +12
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2024
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2024
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024
Wild Rose Fusehorn Arge ochropus2023
Wild Rose Fusehorn Arge ochropus2023
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2023
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2023
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2023
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2023
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2023
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2023
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2023
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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