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Places › England › South East › Gravesham Getting here
51.38318, 0.37020
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Sole Street Station Car Park 402m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Sole Street Station Car Park 402m away — 2 car parks within reach £ 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
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Common Carder Bee +83 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Common Carder Bee +83 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Lyell's Bristle-moss, Short Pottia +17 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Lyell's Bristle-moss, Short Pottia +17 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 4 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 33 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 930 m ▾
Named route Ref 177 Length 930 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 399 m ▾
Named route Ref 177 Length 399 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 209 m ▾
Named route Ref 177 Length 209 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 210 m ▾
Named route Ref 177 Length 210 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
6,840 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,840 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Robin · Jackdaw +38
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rook Corvus frugilegus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jay Garrulus glandarius Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rock Dove Columba livia Common Gull Larus canus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Raven Corvus corax Linnet Linaria cannabina Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Swift Apus apus Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Greenfinch Chloris chloris 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Wood Mouse · Brown Rat · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐝 Insects 22 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Meadow Brown · Common Blue · Small White · Red-legged Shieldbug · Stag Beetle +17
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Large White Pieris brassicae Wood Bristle-moss · Lyell's Bristle-moss · Dilated Scalewort · Short Pottia · Clustered Feather-moss +2
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Short Pottia Hennediella macrophylla Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Shaw's Bristle-moss Lewinskya striata Swartz's Feather-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,840 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Robin · Jackdaw +38
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rook Corvus frugilegus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jay Garrulus glandarius Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rock Dove Columba livia Common Gull Larus canus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Raven Corvus corax Linnet Linaria cannabina Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Swift Apus apus Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Greenfinch Chloris chloris 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Wood Mouse · Brown Rat · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐝 Insects 22 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Meadow Brown · Common Blue · Small White · Red-legged Shieldbug · Stag Beetle +17
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Large White Pieris brassicae Wood Bristle-moss · Lyell's Bristle-moss · Dilated Scalewort · Short Pottia · Clustered Feather-moss +2
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Short Pottia Hennediella macrophylla Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Shaw's Bristle-moss Lewinskya striata Swartz's Feather-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small Blue Cupido minimus2024
Small Blue Cupido minimus2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Adonis Blue Polyommatus bellargus2024
Adonis Blue Polyommatus bellargus2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024
Tephritis neesii Tephritis neesii2024
Tephritis neesii Tephritis neesii2024 Oxyrrhynchium hians
Oxyrrhynchium hians
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