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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › South East › Gravesham Getting here
51.37904, 0.33826
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; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +22 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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 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 Red Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 21 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 210 m ▾
Named route Ref 177 Length 210 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 177 Length 1.3 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 470 m ▾
Named route Ref 177 Length 470 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 89 m ▾
Named route Length 89 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
11,901 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,901 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Blue Tit · Blackbird +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rook Corvus frugilegus Raven Corvus corax Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rock Dove Columba livia House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Linnet Linaria cannabina Skylark Alauda arvensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Greenfinch Chloris chloris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swift Apus apus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Brown Rat · Mole
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Mole Talpa europaea 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Stag Beetle · Violet Carpenter Bee · Oak Bush-cricket · Southern Oak Bush-cricket +3
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Violet Carpenter Bee Xylocopa violacea2024 Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale Common Feather-moss
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,901 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Blue Tit · Blackbird +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rook Corvus frugilegus Raven Corvus corax Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rock Dove Columba livia House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Linnet Linaria cannabina Skylark Alauda arvensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Greenfinch Chloris chloris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swift Apus apus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Brown Rat · Mole
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Mole Talpa europaea 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Stag Beetle · Violet Carpenter Bee · Oak Bush-cricket · Southern Oak Bush-cricket +3
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Violet Carpenter Bee Xylocopa violacea2024 Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale Common Feather-moss
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 