Cole Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 31 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 31 ha
Places › England › South East › Gravesham Getting here
51.41261, 0.44712
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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +103 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dock Bug, 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +39 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dock Bug, 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 21 signed routes nearby · 3 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 146 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
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
14,589 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,589 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Swallow Hirundo rustica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Redwing Turdus iliacus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Stock Dove Columba oenas Greenfinch Chloris chloris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rock Dove Columba livia Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Bat · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel +1
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Bat Chiroptera2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Field Vole Dock Bug · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Red-eyed Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird +21
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda Box Bug Bank Haircap
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,589 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Swallow Hirundo rustica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Redwing Turdus iliacus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Stock Dove Columba oenas Greenfinch Chloris chloris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rock Dove Columba livia Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Bat · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel +1
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Bat Chiroptera2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Field Vole Dock Bug · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Red-eyed Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird +21
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda Box Bug Bank Haircap
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Microtus agrestis2025
Microtus agrestis2025
Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Chrysotoxum cautum Chrysotoxum cautum
Chrysotoxum cautum Chrysotoxum cautum
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
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
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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