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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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here ☕ Hawley Garden Centre — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here ☕ Hawley Garden Centre — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +88 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +88 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café; Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Banded Demoiselle, Blue-tailed Damselfly +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Banded Demoiselle, Blue-tailed Damselfly +19 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 32 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Circular Walk from Darent Valley Path D Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Crayford station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Southwark Cathedral to Otford Walking route ▾
part A of a route from Southwark Cathedral to Canterbury Cathedral
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Darent Valley Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Cray Riverway Walking route 16 km ▾
Named route Length 16 km Local walking route
Show on map 126 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 69 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 69 Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 125 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 125 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
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Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos M25, approaching junction 2
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Wildlife to spot
12,910 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,910 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Robin · Carrion Crow +41
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Blue-tailed Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · White-legged Damselfly · Southern Green Shieldbug · Rambur's Pied Shieldbug +6
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis 2-spot Ladybird Giant Blackberry
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,910 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Robin · Carrion Crow +41
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Blue-tailed Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · White-legged Damselfly · Southern Green Shieldbug · Rambur's Pied Shieldbug +6
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis 2-spot Ladybird Giant Blackberry
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Adalia bipunctata
Adalia bipunctata
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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