Jeskyns Community Woodland 2 ha
🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🦅 Birds
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › South East › Gravesham Getting here
51.40075, 0.38655
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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Jeskyns Park Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Jeskyns Park Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Blackbird +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Blackbird +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Feather-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +66 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +66 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 7 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 Strood Community Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 95 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Main Route Cycling route 12 m ▾
Named route Ref 177 Length 12 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
10,530 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,530 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Song Thrush +41
Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Mole · Fallow Deer · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Mole Talpa europaea Fallow Deer Dama dama Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 12 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Zig-zag Elm Sawfly · 24-spot Ladybird · Adonis' Ladybird · Water Scorpion +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,530 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Song Thrush +41
Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Mole · Fallow Deer · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Mole Talpa europaea Fallow Deer Dama dama Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 12 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Zig-zag Elm Sawfly · 24-spot Ladybird · Adonis' Ladybird · Water Scorpion +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Liparus coronatus Liparus coronatus
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