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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Places › England › South East › Dartford Getting here
51.44124, 0.25399
Open directionsv 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 🛝 Playground 213m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🛝 Playground 213m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 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 — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly +32 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stag Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Giant Hogweed · last seen 2024; Plants — Giant Hogweed · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Circular Walk from Darent Valley Path D Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Slade Green station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Purfleet station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map London LOOP (Section 24) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LOOP Regional walking route
Show on map Darent Valley Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 191 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 NCN National Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 National Cycle Network
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Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Dartford Crossing Shuttle (North) Cycling route ▾
Dartford Crossing Shuttle (South) Cycling route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
9,309 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,309 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Canada Goose · Coot · Robin +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Badger · Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle +1
Badger Meles meles Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Firebug · Common Rose Fusehorn · Field Grasshopper · Marmalade Hoverfly +8
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,309 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Canada Goose · Coot · Robin +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Badger · Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle +1
Badger Meles meles Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Firebug · Common Rose Fusehorn · Field Grasshopper · Marmalade Hoverfly +8
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rutpela maculata
Rutpela maculata
Rutpela maculata2025
Rutpela maculata2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2025
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Grammoptera ruficornis Grammoptera ruficornis2025
Grammoptera ruficornis Grammoptera ruficornis2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Notiophilus Notiophilus2025
Notiophilus Notiophilus2025 