Great Crabbles Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 46 ha
Plan your visit
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 46 ha
Places › England › South East › Gravesham Getting here
51.40561, 0.44652
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Bank Haircap +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Peacock, Red Admiral +54 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Peacock, Red Admiral +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 19 signed routes nearby · 4 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 137 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 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 132 m ▾
Named route Ref 177 Length 132 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Bluebells by the path in Great Crabbles Wood
‹ ›
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
All Historic
How useful was the information on this page?
id: f2744c77-e039-4e2e-8843-2043916ecac6
UK green spaces mapped from open public data — so anyone can find the woodland, trail, or nature reserve closest to them.
© 2026 Glade · Made with care for UK green spaces
Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Bookable tours Wildlife to spot
25,423 records · National Biodiversity Network
▾
Wildlife to spot 25,423 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Blackbird +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Swallow Hirundo rustica Whitethroat Curruca communis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Redwing Turdus iliacus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Starling Sturnus vulgaris Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Stock Dove Columba oenas Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Skylark Alauda arvensis Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Bat · Grey Squirrel · Field Vole
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Bat Chiroptera2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Field Vole Microtus agrestis2025 Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Red-eyed Damselfly +20
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda Box Bug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,423 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Blackbird +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Swallow Hirundo rustica Whitethroat Curruca communis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Redwing Turdus iliacus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Starling Sturnus vulgaris Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Stock Dove Columba oenas Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Skylark Alauda arvensis Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Bat · Grey Squirrel · Field Vole
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Bat Chiroptera2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Field Vole Microtus agrestis2025 Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Red-eyed Damselfly +20
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda Box Bug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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 