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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South East › Gravesham Getting here
51.38213, 0.39735
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Wren +40 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Wren +40 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Oftord to Canterbury Cathedral Walking route ▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Tree Trail, Cobham Mausoleum & Woods Walking route 1.6 km ▾
Cobham Wood is a 77ha wood pasture restoration project, home to ancient & veteran trees which have made the site an important habitat for wood decay insects and bats. Look for the numbered posts to find the next tree along the trail. Potential livestock.
Named route Length 1.6 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Main Trail, Cobham Mausoleum & Woods Walking route 1.8 km ▾
Named route Length 1.8 km Duration 00:45 Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 1066 Harold's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 44 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 177 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 177 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 177 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 132 m ▾
Named route Ref 177 Length 132 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 964 m ▾
Named route Ref 177 Length 964 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 27 m ▾
Named route Ref 177 Length 27 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 12 m ▾
Named route Ref 177 Length 12 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
7,239 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,239 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Jackdaw · Wren · Magpie · Blackbird +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Squirrel · Mole · Fallow Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Fallow Deer Dama dama Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · 14-spot Ladybird +30
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Swollen-thighed Beetle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,239 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Jackdaw · Wren · Magpie · Blackbird +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Squirrel · Mole · Fallow Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Fallow Deer Dama dama Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · 14-spot Ladybird +30
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Swollen-thighed Beetle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oedemera nobilis
Oedemera nobilis
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Rufous Grasshopper Gomphocerippus rufus
Rufous Grasshopper Gomphocerippus rufus
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Liparus coronatus Liparus coronatus
Liparus coronatus Liparus coronatus
St Marks Fly Bibio marci
St Marks Fly Bibio marci
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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