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Open directionsv Cobham Hall is an English country house in the county of Kent, England. The grade I listed building is one of the largest and most important houses in Kent, re-built as an Elizabethan prodigy house by William Brooke, 10th Baron Cobham (1527–1597). The central block was rebuilt 1672–82 by Charles Stewart, 3rd Duke of Richmond, 6th Duke of Lennox (1639–1672).
Read more on Wikipedia → School building Grade II* listed park and garden
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Blue Tit +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Blue Tit +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Peacock +106 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Peacock +106 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +50 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 31 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 80 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 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 11 public paths nearby
Public paths
Scotland Lane byway open to all traffic · 116 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 116 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Scotland Lane byway open to all traffic · 3 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 3 m Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map Scotland Lane byway open to all traffic · 243 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 243 m Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map Scotland Lane byway open to all traffic · 826 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 826 m Path type: track
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Wildlife to spot
22,282 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,282 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Green Woodpecker · Jackdaw +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Fallow Deer
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 🐝 Insects 45 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Tawny Cockroach · Dock Bug · Emperor Dragonfly · Harlequin Ladybird +40
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Tawny Cockroach Ectobius pallidus Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,282 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Green Woodpecker · Jackdaw +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Fallow Deer
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 🐝 Insects 45 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Tawny Cockroach · Dock Bug · Emperor Dragonfly · Harlequin Ladybird +40
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Tawny Cockroach Ectobius pallidus Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Earwig
Common Earwig
Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Marble Gall Andricus kollari
Marble Gall Andricus kollari
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Tree Damsel Bug Himacerus (Himacerus) apterus
Tree Damsel Bug Himacerus (Himacerus) apterus
Vernal Shieldbug Peribalus strictus
Vernal Shieldbug Peribalus strictus
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus
Stictopleurus abutilon Stictopleurus abutilon
Stictopleurus abutilon Stictopleurus abutilon
Iassus scutellaris Iassus scutellaris
Iassus scutellaris Iassus scutellaris
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
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
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Pipiza austriaca Pipiza austriaca
Pipiza austriaca Pipiza austriaca
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Liparus coronatus Liparus coronatus
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