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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ The Step Inn cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ The Step Inn cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pied Wagtail, Herring Gull, Rock Dove +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pied Wagtail, Herring Gull, Rock Dove +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Southern Oak Bush-cricket, Red-legged Shieldbug +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Southern Oak Bush-cricket, Red-legged Shieldbug +9 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Southwark Cathedral to Otford
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Circular Walk from Darent Valley Path D Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Southwark Cathedral to Otford Walking route ▾
part A of a route from Southwark Cathedral to Canterbury Cathedral
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Route FP144 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref FP144 Local walking route
Show on map Route FP228 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref FP228 Local walking route
Show on map Darent Valley Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Goldsel Road public footpath · 101 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 101 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Goldsel Road public footpath · 43 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 43 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 125 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 125 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map LCN 67 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 69 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 69 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 69 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 69 Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
9,594 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,594 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Robin +44
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Rock Dove Columba livia Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Rabbit · Red Fox
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Grass Snake · Yellow-bellied Slider
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Yellow-bellied Slider Trachemys scripta subsp. scripta 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Red-legged Shieldbug · Speckled Bush-cricket · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird +4
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Rhombic Leatherbug Syromastus rhombeus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,594 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Robin +44
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Rock Dove Columba livia Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Rabbit · Red Fox
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Grass Snake · Yellow-bellied Slider
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Yellow-bellied Slider Trachemys scripta subsp. scripta 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Red-legged Shieldbug · Speckled Bush-cricket · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird +4
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Rhombic Leatherbug Syromastus rhombeus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Awl Robberfly
Common Awl Robberfly
Neoitamus cyanurus2024
Neoitamus cyanurus2024
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2024
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2024
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024 