Plan your visit
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 41 ha
Places › England › South East › Gravesham Getting here
51.37809, 0.37475
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car £ 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, Magpie +47 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Magpie +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Large White +79 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Large White +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Clustered Feather-moss, Lyell's Bristle-moss +28 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Clustered Feather-moss, Lyell's Bristle-moss +28 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 10 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 28 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
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
All Historic
How useful was the information on this page?
id: 21bd6533-1689-44de-9e95-e3c7df5a852f
UK green spaces mapped from open public data — so anyone can find the woodland, trail, or nature reserve closest to them.
© 2026 Glade · Made with care for UK green spaces
Wildlife to spot
10,417 records · National Biodiversity Network
▾
Wildlife to spot 10,417 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Jackdaw +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rock Dove Columba livia Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Swift Apus apus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Common Gull Larus canus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Whitethroat Curruca communis Linnet Linaria cannabina Swallow Hirundo rustica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Skylark Alauda arvensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Greenfinch Chloris chloris 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Mole · Wood Mouse · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Mole Talpa europaea Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐝 Insects 27 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Meadow Brown · Common Blue · Small White · Red-legged Shieldbug · Eurytoma serratulae +22
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Eurytoma serratulae Eurytoma serratulae2024 Red-tailed Bumblebee Wood Bristle-moss · Lyell's Bristle-moss · Dilated Scalewort · Short Pottia · Heath Star Moss +15
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Short Pottia Hennediella macrophylla Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum Silky Forklet-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,417 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Jackdaw +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rock Dove Columba livia Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Swift Apus apus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Common Gull Larus canus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Whitethroat Curruca communis Linnet Linaria cannabina Swallow Hirundo rustica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Skylark Alauda arvensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Greenfinch Chloris chloris 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Mole · Wood Mouse · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Mole Talpa europaea Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐝 Insects 27 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Meadow Brown · Common Blue · Small White · Red-legged Shieldbug · Eurytoma serratulae +22
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Eurytoma serratulae Eurytoma serratulae2024 Red-tailed Bumblebee Wood Bristle-moss · Lyell's Bristle-moss · Dilated Scalewort · Short Pottia · Heath Star Moss +15
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Short Pottia Hennediella macrophylla Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum Silky Forklet-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombus lapidarius
Bombus lapidarius
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Small Blue Cupido minimus2024
Small Blue Cupido minimus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Violet Carpenter Bee Xylocopa violacea2024
Violet Carpenter Bee Xylocopa violacea2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
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
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 Dicranella heteromalla
Dicranella heteromalla
Ulota intermedia Ulota intermedia
Ulota intermedia Ulota intermedia
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Variable-leaved Crestwort Lophocolea heterophylla
Variable-leaved Crestwort Lophocolea heterophylla
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Shaw's Bristle-moss Lewinskya striata
Shaw's Bristle-moss Lewinskya striata
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Bookable tours 