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Herbert E Brooks Memorial Rest Gardens

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.48103, 0.33249

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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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ 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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Dunnock, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Dunnock, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Eristalis pertinax · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis pertinax · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

WealdwayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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

124 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Dartford Crossing Shuttle (North)Cycling route

Named routeRef ShuttleRegional cycle route

NCN National Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

Dartford Crossing Shuttle (North)Cycling route

Named route

National Cycle Network Route 137Cycling route

Named routeRef 137Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

Dartford Crossing Shuttle (South)Cycling route

Named route

NCN 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

36,962 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

36,962 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds34 species

winterspring

2026

Robin · Dunnock · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Wren +29

RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
TealAnas crecca
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
GadwallMareca strepera
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
FieldfareTurdus pilaris

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Eristalis pertinax

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

36,962 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds34 species

winterspring

2026

Robin · Dunnock · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Wren +29

RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
TealAnas crecca
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
GadwallMareca strepera
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
FieldfareTurdus pilaris

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Eristalis pertinax

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Adrian Benn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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