Jeskyns Community Woodland ✦ Ancient woodland 49 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 49 ha
Places › England › South East › Gravesham Getting here
51.39797, 0.40541
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat 🐕 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
🌲 Forest walks
Very strong match
1 marked walking trail(s)
Free
🐶 Dog walks
Very strong match
Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Common Feather-moss +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Peacock, Red Admiral +90 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Peacock, Red Admiral +90 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby · 5 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 80 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Heron Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 179 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 Main Route Cycling route 964 m ▾
Named route Ref 177 Length 964 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Scotland Lane byway open to all traffic · 116 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 116 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Scotland Lane byway open to all traffic · 3 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 3 m Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map Scotland Lane byway open to all traffic · 243 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 243 m Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map Scotland Lane byway open to all traffic · 826 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 826 m Path type: track
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
17,086 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,086 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blackbird +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Fallow Deer
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Fallow Deer Dama dama 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Marble Gall · Emperor Dragonfly +15
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Marble Gall Andricus kollari Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas 24-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,086 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blackbird +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Fallow Deer
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Fallow Deer Dama dama 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Marble Gall · Emperor Dragonfly +15
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Marble Gall Andricus kollari Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas 24-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
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
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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