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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.46379, 0.14317

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 288m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 288m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — White-faced Mason Bee, Heringia heringi, Dark-edged Bee-fly +15 more · last seen 2026; Insects — White-faced Mason Bee, Heringia heringi, Dark-edged Bee-fly +15 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

48 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Green Chain Walk section 1 linkWalking route

Named routeRef G-CRegional walking route

link to Falconwood stationWalking route

Signposts link from Falconwood station to the Green Chain Walk

Named routeRef G-CRegional walking route

Capital Ring link to Falconwood stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

LOOP link to Slade Green stationWalking route

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LOOP link to Crayford stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

124 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

LCNCycling route

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LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route (1)Cycling route

Named routeRef (1)Local cycle route

LCN 18Cycling route

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NCN National Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

LCNCycling route

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Wildlife to spot

25,938 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

25,938 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds52 species

autumnwinter

2025

Magpie · Woodpigeon · Common Gull · Moorhen · Great Tit +47

MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Common GullLarus canus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great TitParus major
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CootFulica atra
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Rock DoveColumba livia
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
SiskinSpinus spinus
GadwallMareca strepera
DunnockPrunella modularis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
NuthatchSitta europaea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs

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Mammals3 species

autumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Domestic Dog

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris2025

🐝

Insects3 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · White-faced Mason Bee · Hairy-footed Flower Bee

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
White-faced Mason BeeOsmia (Osmia) cornuta
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2025

Crescent-cup Liverwort

Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

25,938 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

autumnwinter

2025

Magpie · Woodpigeon · Common Gull · Moorhen · Great Tit +47

MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Common GullLarus canus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great TitParus major
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CootFulica atra
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Rock DoveColumba livia
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
SiskinSpinus spinus
GadwallMareca strepera
DunnockPrunella modularis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
NuthatchSitta europaea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Domestic Dog

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris2025

🐝

Insects3 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · White-faced Mason Bee · Hairy-footed Flower Bee

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
White-faced Mason BeeOsmia (Osmia) cornuta
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes

🌿

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

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Green in Palmar Road, Bexleyheath

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