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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Places › England › South East › Gravesham Getting here
51.42996, 0.40485
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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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 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 — Goldfinch, Robin, House Sparrow +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldfinch, Robin, House Sparrow +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Alysia alticola, 22-spot Ladybird +69 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Alysia alticola, 22-spot Ladybird +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Strood Community Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 115 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Heron Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 179 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
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 Photos Rear access to houses on Priest's Walk, Chalk
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Wildlife to spot
17,387 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,387 records · National Biodiversity Network Goldfinch · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blue Tit · House Sparrow +39
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coot Fulica atra Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Dunnock Prunella modularis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Swallow Hirundo rustica Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Linnet Linaria cannabina Mute Swan Cygnus olor Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Goldcrest Regulus regulus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Jay Garrulus glandarius Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Swift Apus apus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Water Vole
Water Vole Arvicola amphibius 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Marsh Frog
Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus Southern Green Shieldbug · Shrill Carder Bee · 22-spot Ladybird · Moss Carder Bee · Roesel's Bush-cricket +25
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Shrill Carder Bee Bombus sylvarum 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Moss Carder Bee Bombus muscorum Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Short-winged Cone-head Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,387 records · National Biodiversity Network Goldfinch · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blue Tit · House Sparrow +39
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coot Fulica atra Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Dunnock Prunella modularis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Swallow Hirundo rustica Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Linnet Linaria cannabina Mute Swan Cygnus olor Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Goldcrest Regulus regulus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Jay Garrulus glandarius Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Swift Apus apus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Water Vole
Water Vole Arvicola amphibius 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Marsh Frog
Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus Southern Green Shieldbug · Shrill Carder Bee · 22-spot Ladybird · Moss Carder Bee · Roesel's Bush-cricket +25
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Shrill Carder Bee Bombus sylvarum 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Moss Carder Bee Bombus muscorum Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Short-winged Cone-head Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Conocephalus dorsalis
Conocephalus dorsalis
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa
Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis
Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis
Paracorixa concinna Paracorixa concinna
Paracorixa concinna Paracorixa concinna
Pavid Willow Nematine Euura pavida
Pavid Willow Nematine Euura pavida
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda
Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis
Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Mecinus collaris Mecinus collaris
Mecinus collaris Mecinus collaris
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Bryony Ladybird Henosepilachna argus
Bryony Ladybird Henosepilachna argus 