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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 177 ha
Places › England › South East › Gravesham Getting here
51.41345, 0.36912
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 🅿️ BP Tollgate 25m away — 16 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 🅿️ BP Tollgate 25m away — 16 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 — Goldfinch, House Sparrow, Blue Tit +47 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldfinch, House Sparrow, Blue Tit +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Marbled White, Gatekeeper +63 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Marbled White, Gatekeeper +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 177
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Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby · 6 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 Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Darnley Trail Walking route 10 km ▾
Named after the Earls of Darnley, who owned Cobham Hall & the land that you will see en route, the trail is an excellent way to see local highlights. Gently undulating countryside via Cobham Park, Ranscombe Farm Reserve, Ashenbank & Jeskyns Community Wood
Named route Length 10 km Duration 02:00-02:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 105 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 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 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
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Wildlife to spot
7,046 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,046 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 18 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Magpie · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Rock Dove · Song Thrush +13
Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Rock Dove Columba livia Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Great Tit Parus major2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Common Pipistrelle · Hazel Dormouse · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule · Red Fox +2
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Meadow Brown · Marbled White · Gatekeeper · Small White · Speckled Wood +19
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,046 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 18 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Magpie · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Rock Dove · Song Thrush +13
Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Rock Dove Columba livia Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Great Tit Parus major2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Common Pipistrelle · Hazel Dormouse · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule · Red Fox +2
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Meadow Brown · Marbled White · Gatekeeper · Small White · Speckled Wood +19
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Wall Lasiommata megera2024
Wall Lasiommata megera2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2024
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2024
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2024
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2024
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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