Dashwood Road Open Space 3 ha
Plan your visit
🧺 Picnic🛝 Family🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Getting here
51.43330, 0.36055
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Black-headed Gull 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 190m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Black-headed Gull 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 190m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Black-headed Gull, Robin +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
Birds — House Sparrow, Black-headed Gull, Robin +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Limnephilus marmoratus, Limnephilus affinis +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 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 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 122 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 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 NCN 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
15,253 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,253 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Robin · Herring Gull +42
Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Little Stint Calidris minuta2025 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Apus apus apus Apus apus apus2025 Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Noctule Nyctalus noctula 🐝 Insects 14 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Limnephilus marmoratus · Loensia · Cloeon dipterum · Limnephilus affinis · Yellow Meadow Ant +9
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus Loensia Loensia Cloeon dipterum Cloeon dipterum Limnephilus affinis Limnephilus affinis Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Grass Ant Myrmecina graminicola Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,253 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Robin · Herring Gull +42
Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Little Stint Calidris minuta2025 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Apus apus apus Apus apus apus2025 Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Noctule Nyctalus noctula 🐝 Insects 14 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Limnephilus marmoratus · Loensia · Cloeon dipterum · Limnephilus affinis · Yellow Meadow Ant +9
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus Loensia Loensia Cloeon dipterum Cloeon dipterum Limnephilus affinis Limnephilus affinis Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Grass Ant Myrmecina graminicola Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Southern Oak Bush-cricket
Southern Oak Bush-cricket
Meconema meridionale
Meconema meridionale
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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