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📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.43702, 0.16754

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Visiting this summer

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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Brown-banded Carder Bee +15 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Brown-banded Carder Bee +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort · last seen 2025; Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Circular Walk from Darent Valley Path DWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

LOOP link to Slade Green stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

LOOP link to Crayford stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

LOOP link to Purfleet stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

link to Erith stationWalking route

signpost link from Erith station to the Green Chain Walk

Named routeRef G-CRegional walking route

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Cycling

148 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route (1)Cycling route

Named routeRef (1)Local cycle route

NCN National Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

LCN 69Cycling route

Named routeRef 69Local cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

Tile Kiln Lanebyway open to all traffic · 290 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 290 mSurface unpavedIncline upPath type: track

Tile Kiln Lanebyway open to all traffic · 109 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 109 mSurface unpavedIncline upPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

37,299 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

37,299 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Rock Dove · Robin +37

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great TitParus major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CootFulica atra2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2025

Harlequin Ladybird

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2025

Crescent-cup Liverwort

Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

37,299 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Rock Dove · Robin +37

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great TitParus major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CootFulica atra2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2025

Harlequin Ladybird

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2025

Crescent-cup Liverwort

Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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