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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Woodlands Car Park 11m away — 8 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Woodlands Car Park 11m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff +87 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff +87 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Adonis' Ladybird, Field Grasshopper, 7-spot Ladybird +71 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Adonis' Ladybird, Field Grasshopper, 7-spot Ladybird +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: King Charles III England Coast Path: Grain to Woolwich

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: NCN 1

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Circular Walk from Darent Valley Path DWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

LOOP link to Purfleet stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

London LOOP (Section 24)Walking route

Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route

Darent Valley PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Cray RiverwayWalking route16 km

Named routeLength 16 kmLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

196 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 125Cycling route

Named routeRef 125Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

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

13,528 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

13,528 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

summerautumn

2026

Canada Goose · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird · Magpie +59

Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica2025
TealAnas crecca
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
RavenCorvus corax2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GadwallMareca strepera
Greylag GooseAnser anser
CootFulica atra
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Turdus iliacus iliacusTurdus iliacus iliacus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Cettia cetti cettiCettia cetti cetti2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
SwiftApus apus2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Red Fox · Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Grey Squirrel

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
BadgerMeles meles
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐝

Insects25 species

summer

2026

Adonis' Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Cheilosia grossa · Dotted Bee-fly · Firebug +20

Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Cheilosia grossaCheilosia grossa
Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,528 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

summerautumn

2026

Canada Goose · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird · Magpie +59

Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica2025
TealAnas crecca
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
RavenCorvus corax2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GadwallMareca strepera
Greylag GooseAnser anser
CootFulica atra
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Turdus iliacus iliacusTurdus iliacus iliacus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Cettia cetti cettiCettia cetti cetti2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
SwiftApus apus2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Red Fox · Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Grey Squirrel

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
BadgerMeles meles
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐝

Insects25 species

summer

2026

Adonis' Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Cheilosia grossa · Dotted Bee-fly · Firebug +20

Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Cheilosia grossaCheilosia grossa
Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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