Lewis Road Recreation Ground
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Gravesham Getting here
51.40365, 0.35387
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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 ⚽ Playing fields 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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Marbled White, Gatekeeper +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Marbled White, Gatekeeper +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 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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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 762 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 762 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 76 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 76 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface blocks
Show on map N/A Cycling route 89 m ▾
Named route Length 89 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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Wildlife to spot
5,594 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,594 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +33
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rock Dove Columba livia Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rook Corvus frugilegus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jay Garrulus glandarius Raven Corvus corax Linnet Linaria cannabina Dunnock Prunella modularis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Skylark Alauda arvensis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Greenfinch Chloris chloris 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Rabbit · Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 19 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Small White · Speckled Wood · Marbled White +14
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,594 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +33
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rock Dove Columba livia Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rook Corvus frugilegus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jay Garrulus glandarius Raven Corvus corax Linnet Linaria cannabina Dunnock Prunella modularis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Skylark Alauda arvensis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Greenfinch Chloris chloris 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Rabbit · Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 19 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Small White · Speckled Wood · Marbled White +14
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle
Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Common Blue
Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus2024
Polyommatus icarus2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale
Wall Lasiommata megera2024
Wall Lasiommata megera2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024 