It should not be assumed that this site is publicly accessible and it may be on private property. Do not trespass.
Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 57 SW 296 |
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| Type of record: | Landscape |
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| Name: | Dartford Heath, Dartford |
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Summary
Dartford Heath covers 127 hectares of historic common land, and is one of the largest areas of open space in Kent. It is lightly wooded with oak, birch and hawthorn. The site is registered Common Land, and designated as an area of Local Landscape Importance and a site of Nature Conservation Interest.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 5201 7308 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ57SW |
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| Parish: | DARTFORD, DARTFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
- COMMON LAND (Unknown date)
| Protected Status: | Historic Park or Garden 75: Dartford Heath, Dartford |
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Full description
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Dartford Heath is accessible from Heath Lane, Dartford. This ancient common is one of the largest tracts of public open space in Kent. It is a lightly wooded heath of oak, birch and hawthorn with areas of open grassland, gorse and bracken.
Gravel, sand and chalk have been dug here for centuries, leaving large pits and mounds.
A series of trails are way-marked with intersecting narrower paths and some concrete roads that date from wartime use. The flora and fauna have been recorded and there is an abundance of bird species. (1-
<1> Parks and Gardens Data Services Limited (PGDS), 2005, Parks and Gardens UK (www.parksandgardens.org) (Website). SKE16061.
<2> Kent County Council, 1996, The historic parks and gardens of Kent (Kent Gardens Compendium) (Unpublished document). SKE12972.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Website: Parks and Gardens Data Services Limited (PGDS). 2005. Parks and Gardens UK (www.parksandgardens.org). |
| <2> | Unpublished document: Kent County Council. 1996. The historic parks and gardens of Kent (Kent Gardens Compendium). |
