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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › South East › Gravesham Getting here
51.41400, 0.42701
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 🅿️ Parking 125m 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 🅿️ Parking 125m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Magpie +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Magpie +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Peacock, Red Admiral +67 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Peacock, Red Admiral +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Feather-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Bank Haircap +64 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Bank Haircap +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
1066 Harold's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Purple Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Red Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map Medway Valley Walk Walking route 45 km ▾
Named route Length 45 km Regional walking route
Show on map Strood Community Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Butchers Hill public footpath · 87 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 87 m Path type: footway
Show on map Muggins Lane public footpath · 1.1 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1.1 km Path type: footway
Show on map 136 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Heron Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 179 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 17 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 National Cycle Network
Show on map 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 NCN National Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
19,076 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,076 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +48
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Swift Apus apus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Linnet Linaria cannabina Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Whitethroat Curruca communis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Redwing Turdus iliacus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Coal Tit Periparus ater Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Skylark Alauda arvensis 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐝 Insects 23 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Rambur's Pied Shieldbug +18
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,076 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +48
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Swift Apus apus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Linnet Linaria cannabina Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Whitethroat Curruca communis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Redwing Turdus iliacus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Coal Tit Periparus ater Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Skylark Alauda arvensis 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐝 Insects 23 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Rambur's Pied Shieldbug +18
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Bryony Ladybird Henosepilachna argus
Bryony Ladybird Henosepilachna argus
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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