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Howbury moated site

0 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.46842, 0.19830

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🛝Playground 149m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Playground

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Robin, Starling +91 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Robin, Starling +91 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Southern Migrant Hawker, Lesser Marsh Grasshopper, Cabbage Bug +6 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Migrant Hawker, Lesser Marsh Grasshopper, Cabbage Bug +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LOOP link to Slade Green stationWalking route
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LOOP link to Crayford stationWalking route
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LOOP link to Purfleet stationWalking route
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link to Abbey Wood stationWalking route

Signed link from Abbey Wood station to the Green Chain Walk

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Green Chain Walk section 1Walking route
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Cycling

220 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Dartford Crossing Shuttle (North)Cycling route
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National Cycle Network Route 137Cycling route
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Dartford Crossing Shuttle (South)Cycling route
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Route (1)Cycling route
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NCN National Route 13Cycling route
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Wildlife to spot

Photos

Howbury Farm (Moated Site)

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Howbury Farm (Moated Site)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Central ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Formal GardensUrban park3.2 km→🌱Rose GardenUrban park3.2 km→🌱Hall Place GardensUrban park3.6 km→🌱Martens GroveUrban park2.9 km→🌱Franks ParkUrban park3.4 km→

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