Shorne Wood Country Park 1 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South East › Gravesham Getting here
51.40728, 0.40810
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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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 — Robin, Magpie, Blue Tit +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blue Tit +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Peacock, Red Admiral +78 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Peacock, Red Admiral +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Bank Haircap +41 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Bank Haircap +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 177
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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 114 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
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Wildlife to spot
26,973 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 26,973 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Hazel Dormouse · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Fallow Deer Dama dama Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 12 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Zig-zag Elm Sawfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Swollen-thighed Beetle +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 26,973 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Hazel Dormouse · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Fallow Deer Dama dama Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 12 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Zig-zag Elm Sawfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Swollen-thighed Beetle +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
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
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas 