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Forge Common

7 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

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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
🅿️Parking 223m away — 6 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
🅿️Parking 223m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

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 — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +85 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +85 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Oak Bush-cricket, Speckled Bush-cricket +42 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Oak Bush-cricket, Speckled Bush-cricket +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Chattenden Woods WalkWalking route

Named route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Iwade to GrainWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km

Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route

Curlews, Convicts & ContrabandWalking route

Named route

Hoo Peninsula PathWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

56 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Heron TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 179National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route374 m

Named routeRef 1Length 374 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route158 m

Named routeRef 179Length 158 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route132 m

Named routeRef 179Length 132 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route490 m

Named routeRef 179Length 490 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

36,298 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

36,298 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

winter

2026

Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Fieldfare +45

RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great TitParus major2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
TealAnas crecca2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

spring

2026

Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus

🐝

Insects2 species

winterautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Southern Oak Bush-cricket

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

36,298 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

winter

2026

Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Fieldfare +45

RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great TitParus major2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
TealAnas crecca2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

spring

2026

Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus

🐝

Insects2 species

winterautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Southern Oak Bush-cricket

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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