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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South East › Dartford Getting here
51.43087, 0.19511
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Large White +40 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Large White +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 19 signed routes nearby · 10 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 Peep-bo alley public footpath · 22 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 22 m Surface dirt Path type: steps
Show on map Peep-bo alley public footpath · 80 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 80 m Surface dirt Path type: footway
Show on map Peep-bo alley public footpath · 5 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 5 m Surface dirt Path type: footway
Show on map 128 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 65 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
11,724 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,724 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Magpie · Robin +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 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 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Fox · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Rambur's Pied Shieldbug · Southern Green Shieldbug · Box Bug · Rhaphigaster nebulosa · 7-spot Ladybird +3
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Brown-banded Carder Bee Bombus humilis 10-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,724 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Magpie · Robin +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 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 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Fox · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Rambur's Pied Shieldbug · Southern Green Shieldbug · Box Bug · Rhaphigaster nebulosa · 7-spot Ladybird +3
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Brown-banded Carder Bee Bombus humilis 10-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Adalia decempunctata
Adalia decempunctata
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus 