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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 🌿 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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🦉 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 +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Glow-worm, Rufous Grasshopper, Meadow Grasshopper +55 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Rufous Grasshopper, Meadow Grasshopper +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Rubus vestitus +19 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Rubus vestitus +19 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Oftord to Canterbury Cathedral Walking route ▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 1066 Harold's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Darnley Trail Walking route 10 km ▾
Named after the Earls of Darnley, who owned Cobham Hall & the land that you will see en route, the trail is an excellent way to see local highlights. Gently undulating countryside via Cobham Park, Ranscombe Farm Reserve, Ashenbank & Jeskyns Community Wood
Named route Length 10 km Duration 02:00-02:30 Round trip Local walking route
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Wildlife to spot
5,959 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,959 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Coal Tit +29
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Common Shrew
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Rufous Grasshopper · Glow-worm · Meadow Grasshopper · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Hairy Shieldbug +40
Rufous Grasshopper Gomphocerippus rufus Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Rubus vestitus · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Eyebright +5
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme Rubus vestitus Rubus vestitus Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum Eyebright Euphrasia Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Rubus leptadenes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,959 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Coal Tit +29
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Common Shrew
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Rufous Grasshopper · Glow-worm · Meadow Grasshopper · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Hairy Shieldbug +40
Rufous Grasshopper Gomphocerippus rufus Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Rubus vestitus · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Eyebright +5
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme Rubus vestitus Rubus vestitus Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum Eyebright Euphrasia Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Rubus leptadenes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red-legged Shieldbug
Red-legged Shieldbug
Pentatoma rufipes
Pentatoma rufipes
Psococerastis gibbosa Psococerastis gibbosa
Psococerastis gibbosa Psococerastis gibbosa
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita
Stripe-winged Grasshopper Stenobothrus lineatus
Stripe-winged Grasshopper Stenobothrus lineatus
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Turtle Bug Podops inuncta
Turtle Bug Podops inuncta
Onthophagus joannae Onthophagus joannae
Onthophagus joannae Onthophagus joannae
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Brown Chafer Serica brunnea
Brown Chafer Serica brunnea
Aphodius fimetarius Aphodius fimetarius
Aphodius fimetarius Aphodius fimetarius
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Aphodius Aphodius
Aphodius Aphodius
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Avens Mining Sawfly Metallus lanceolatus
Avens Mining Sawfly Metallus lanceolatus
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Oak Mining Sawfly Profenusa pygmaea
Oak Mining Sawfly Profenusa pygmaea
Viburnum Leaf Beetle Pyrrhalta viburni
Viburnum Leaf Beetle Pyrrhalta viburni
Thistle Tortoise Beetle Cassida rubiginosa
Thistle Tortoise Beetle Cassida rubiginosa
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Orchestes quercus Orchestes quercus
Orchestes quercus Orchestes quercus
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Dusky Cockroach Ectobius lapponicus
Dusky Cockroach Ectobius lapponicus
Liparus coronatus Liparus coronatus
Liparus coronatus Liparus coronatus
Ivy Boring Beetle Ochina ptinoides
Ivy Boring Beetle Ochina ptinoides
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2024
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Small Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha goettingensis2024
Small Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha goettingensis2024 Rubus leptadenes
Rubus leptadenes
Silesian Feather-moss Herzogiella seligeri2024
Silesian Feather-moss Herzogiella seligeri2024
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum2024
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum2024
Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus2024
Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus2024 