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Swanscombe Heritage Park

27 ha

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome27 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Magpie
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 202m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Magpie
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 202m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

8 activities

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Magpie, Black-headed Gull +89 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Robin, Magpie, Black-headed Gull +89 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Lesser Marsh Grasshopper, Field Grasshopper, Adonis' Ladybird +38 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Circular Walk from Darent Valley Path DWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

LOOP link to Purfleet stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Darent Valley PathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking 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

149 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

Dartford Crossing Shuttle (North)Cycling route

Named route

Dartford Crossing Shuttle (South)Cycling route

Named route

NCN 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

17,517 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

17,517 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

autumnwinter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Robin · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Magpie +62

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
TealAnas crecca
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GadwallMareca strepera
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
CootFulica atra
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Great TitParus major2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Turdus iliacus iliacusTurdus iliacus iliacus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Cettia cetti cettiCettia cetti cetti2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2026

Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐝

Insects14 species

summer

2026

Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Field Grasshopper · Meadow Grasshopper · Adonis' Ladybird · Long-winged Cone-head +9

Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

17,517 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

autumnwinter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Robin · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Magpie +62

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
TealAnas crecca
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GadwallMareca strepera
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
CootFulica atra
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Great TitParus major2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Turdus iliacus iliacusTurdus iliacus iliacus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Cettia cetti cettiCettia cetti cetti2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2026

Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐝

Insects14 species

summer

2026

Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Field Grasshopper · Meadow Grasshopper · Adonis' Ladybird · Long-winged Cone-head +9

Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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