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Pearsons' Wood

5 ha

📷 Wikipedia · William B. C. Pearsons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.43377, 0.15935

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

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

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

23 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Green Chain Walk section 3Walking route
Named routeRef G-CRegional walking route
Route FP45Walking route
Named routeRef FP45Local walking route
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Cycling

122 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69Local cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
LCN 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67Local cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

5 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 · 25 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 25 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Tile Kiln Lanebyway open to all traffic · 36 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 36 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
Stable Lanebridleway · 565 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 565 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

William B. C. Pearsons

📷 Wikipedia · William B. C. Pearsons · CC BY-SA 3.0

William B. C. Pearsons

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