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Places › England › South East › Dartford Getting here
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 125m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 125m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Black-tailed Skimmer +34 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Black-tailed Skimmer +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 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 LOOP link to Slade Green station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Crayford station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Route FP43 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref FP43 Local walking route
Show on map Route FP40 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref FP40 Local walking route
Show on map Langworth Close public footpath · 49 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 49 m Path type: residential
Show on map 131 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 68 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 Local cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Stock Lane bridleway · 57 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 57 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
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12,958 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,958 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Robin +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Rambur's Pied Shieldbug · Box Bug · Rhaphigaster nebulosa · 7-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird +3
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Southern Green Shieldbug Giant Blackberry
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,958 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Robin +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Rambur's Pied Shieldbug · Box Bug · Rhaphigaster nebulosa · 7-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird +3
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Southern Green Shieldbug Giant Blackberry
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nezara viridula
Nezara viridula
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens 