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Parkfield Wood

✦ Ancient woodland13 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome13 ha

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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
🌿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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Hyacinthoides · last seen 2018

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Swallow, Redwing, Blackbird +38 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Swallow, Redwing, Blackbird +38 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Bumblebee, Western Honey Bee, Common Carder Bee +69 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Bumblebee, Western Honey Bee, Common Carder Bee +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Circular Walk from Darent Valley Path DWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

1066 Harold's WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Darent Valley PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Southwark Cathedral to OtfordWalking route

part A of a route from Southwark Cathedral to Canterbury Cathedral

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 177Cycling route

Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route732 m

Named routeRef 177Length 732 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route575 m

Named routeRef 177Length 575 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

6,518 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,518 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

springsummer

2026

Swallow · Redwing · Buzzard · Blackbird · Blue Tit +39

SwallowHirundo rustica2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
NuthatchSitta europaea2021
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2021
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2021
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
House MartinDelichon urbicum2018
Great TitParus major2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
Rock DoveColumba livia2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2021
Red KiteMilvus milvus2021
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2018
SwiftApus apus2018
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2017
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2017

🦌

Mammals14 species

springsummer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Pygmy Shrew · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle +9

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2017
Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2017
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2018
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2022
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2020
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2020
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2020
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2020
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2020
Fallow DeerDama dama2018
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2018

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2018

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2023

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects71 species

summer

2025

Bumblebee · Western Honey Bee · Common Carder Bee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +66

BumblebeeBombus2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2024
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2023
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024
Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2024
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2023
SatelliteEupsilia transversa2018
ChestnutConistra vaccinii2018
Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2018
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2018
BrickSunira circellaris2017
Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2017
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2020
December MothPoecilocampa populi2017
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021
PeacockAglais io2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
Winter MothOperophtera brumata2018
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Hill Cuckoo BeeBombus rupestris2018
Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2017
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2015
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Volucella inflataVolucella inflata2024
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2023
Rugged Oil-beetleMeloe rugosus2022
Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris2022
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2020
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2020
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Northern Winter MothOperophtera fagata2018
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2018
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2018
Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana2018
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2018
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2018
Toadflax BrocadeCalophasia lunula2018
Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2017
SprawlerAsteroscopus sphinx2017
Barred SallowTiliacea aurago2017
Chirosia betuletiChirosia betuleti2016
Cypress CarpetThera cupressata2015
Dark ChestnutConistra ligula2015
Clouded DrabOrthosia incerta2015
Pale Brindled BeautyPhigalia pilosaria2015
Black-spotted ChestnutConistra rubiginosa2015

🌿

Plants2 species

spring

2018

Bluebell · Hyacinthoides

BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
HyacinthoidesHyacinthoides2017

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,518 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

springsummer

2026

Swallow · Redwing · Buzzard · Blackbird · Blue Tit +39

SwallowHirundo rustica2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
NuthatchSitta europaea2021
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2021
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2021
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
House MartinDelichon urbicum2018
Great TitParus major2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
Rock DoveColumba livia2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2021
Red KiteMilvus milvus2021
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2018
SwiftApus apus2018
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2017
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2017

🦌

Mammals14 species

springsummer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Pygmy Shrew · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle +9

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2017
Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2017
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2018
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2022
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2020
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2020
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2020
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2020
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2020
Fallow DeerDama dama2018
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2018

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2018

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2023

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects71 species

summer

2025

Bumblebee · Western Honey Bee · Common Carder Bee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +66

BumblebeeBombus2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2024
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2023
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024
Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2024
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2023
SatelliteEupsilia transversa2018
ChestnutConistra vaccinii2018
Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2018
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2018
BrickSunira circellaris2017
Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2017
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2020
December MothPoecilocampa populi2017
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021
PeacockAglais io2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
Winter MothOperophtera brumata2018
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Hill Cuckoo BeeBombus rupestris2018
Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2017
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2015
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Volucella inflataVolucella inflata2024
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2023
Rugged Oil-beetleMeloe rugosus2022
Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris2022
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2020
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2020
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Northern Winter MothOperophtera fagata2018
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2018
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2018
Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana2018
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2018
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2018
Toadflax BrocadeCalophasia lunula2018
Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2017
SprawlerAsteroscopus sphinx2017
Barred SallowTiliacea aurago2017
Chirosia betuletiChirosia betuleti2016
Cypress CarpetThera cupressata2015
Dark ChestnutConistra ligula2015
Clouded DrabOrthosia incerta2015
Pale Brindled BeautyPhigalia pilosaria2015
Black-spotted ChestnutConistra rubiginosa2015

🌿

Plants2 species

spring

2018

Bluebell · Hyacinthoides

BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
HyacinthoidesHyacinthoides2017

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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