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Second World War anti-aircraft battery at Bowaters Farm

2 ha

📷 Trevor Harris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.46776, 0.41537

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull +94 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull +94 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Turnip Tigress, Southern Migrant Hawker, Red-legged Shieldbug +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Turnip Tigress, Southern Migrant Hawker, Red-legged Shieldbug +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
WealdwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Hoo Peninsula PathWalking route
Named route
Thames Estuary PathWalking route46.6 km
Named routeLength 46.6 kmNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Grain to WoolwichWalking route76 km
Named routeRef ECPLength 76 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

81 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Heron TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 179National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 177Cycling route
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route76 m
Named routeRef 1Length 76 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
Main RouteCycling route86 m
Named routeRef 1Length 86 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path near Bowaters Farm

📷 Trevor Harris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path near Bowaters Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Coalhouse Fort ParkUrban park1.2 km→✦Coalhouse Fort battery and artillery defencesHistoric site1.3 km→🌱Gordon GardensUrban park3.8 km→🌱Church GreenUrban park1.1 km→✦Tilbury FortHistoric site3.2 km→🌱Gordon PromenadeUrban park3.6 km→

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