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Hesketh Park

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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51.44006, 0.23441

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦108+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 109m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦108+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 109m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +105 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +105 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 1

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Circular Walk from Darent Valley Path DWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

LOOP link to Slade Green stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

LOOP link to Crayford stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

LOOP link to Purfleet stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

link to Erith stationWalking route

signpost link from Erith station to the Green Chain Walk

Named routeRef G-CRegional walking route

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Cycling

181 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Dartford Crossing Shuttle (North)Cycling route

Named route

Dartford Crossing Shuttle (South)Cycling route

Named route

NCN 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Route (1)Cycling route

Named routeRef (1)Local cycle route

NCN National Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

30,726 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

30,726 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds70 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Magpie · Peregrine · Blue Tit +65

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great TitParus major2025
MagpiePica pica
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
TealAnas crecca2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
CootFulica atra2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
Water PipitAnthus spinoletta2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Dartford WarblerCurruca undata2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2025
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025

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Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

30,726 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds70 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Magpie · Peregrine · Blue Tit +65

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great TitParus major2025
MagpiePica pica
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
TealAnas crecca2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
CootFulica atra2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
Water PipitAnthus spinoletta2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Dartford WarblerCurruca undata2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2025
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025

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Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Sean Davis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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