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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Long-tailed Tit and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 466m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Long-tailed Tit and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 466m away — 2 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Long-tailed Tit, Robin, Magpie +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Long-tailed Tit, Robin, Magpie +72 more · last seen 2026
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rhaphigaster nebulosa, Hawthorn Shieldbug, Hairy Shieldbug +21 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Rhaphigaster nebulosa, Hawthorn Shieldbug, Hairy Shieldbug +21 more · last seen 2026
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Forest walks
Good match
Public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
LOOP link to Slade Green stationWalking route
LOOP link to Purfleet stationWalking route
link to Erith stationWalking route
signpost link from Erith station to the Green Chain Walk
Green Chain Walk section 2Walking route
"Enjoy a panoramic view of the Thames estuary at Erith before heading up to high climes at Bostall Woods and London's hidden heathland."
King Charles III England Coast Path: Grain to WoolwichWalking route76 km
🚴Cycling
141 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Ingreborne Valley WayCycling route
Dartford Crossing Shuttle (North)Cycling route
LCN 58Cycling route
National Cycle Network Route 137Cycling route
Dartford Crossing Shuttle (South)Cycling route
Route (1)Cycling route
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Ingrebourne Hill Mountain Bike CourseMountain bike route
Wildlife to spot
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