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Places › England › South East › Dartford Getting here
51.44675, 0.26503
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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 🛝 Playground 293m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground 293m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 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 — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Robin +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Robin +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Stag Beetle, Field Grasshopper +68 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Stag Beetle, Field Grasshopper +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Purfleet station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map London LOOP (Section 24) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LOOP Regional walking route
Show on map Darent Valley Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 199 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 NCN National Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 National Cycle Network
Show on map Dartford Crossing Shuttle (North) Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Network Route 137 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 137 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map Dartford Crossing Shuttle (South) Cycling route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
7,360 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,360 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Canada Goose · Woodpigeon · Coot · Blue Tit · Robin +39
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coot Fulica atra Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Teal Anas crecca Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Common Gull Larus canus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Badger · Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Firebug · Common Rose Fusehorn · Field Grasshopper · Marmalade Hoverfly +9
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,360 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Canada Goose · Woodpigeon · Coot · Blue Tit · Robin +39
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coot Fulica atra Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Teal Anas crecca Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Common Gull Larus canus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Badger · Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Firebug · Common Rose Fusehorn · Field Grasshopper · Marmalade Hoverfly +9
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rutpela maculata
Rutpela maculata
Rutpela maculata2025
Rutpela maculata2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2025
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Grammoptera ruficornis Grammoptera ruficornis2025
Grammoptera ruficornis Grammoptera ruficornis2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Notiophilus Notiophilus2025
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