Luxon Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 29 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 29 ha
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51.34829, 0.38782
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Clustered Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Glow-worm, Southern Oak Bush-cricket, Green Shieldbug +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Southern Oak Bush-cricket, Green Shieldbug +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 3 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 Tree Trail, Cobham Mausoleum & Woods Walking route 1.6 km ▾
Cobham Wood is a 77ha wood pasture restoration project, home to ancient & veteran trees which have made the site an important habitat for wood decay insects and bats. Look for the numbered posts to find the next tree along the trail. Potential livestock.
Named route Length 1.6 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Main Trail, Cobham Mausoleum & Woods Walking route 1.8 km ▾
Named route Length 1.8 km Duration 00:45 Point-to-point Local 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 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 177 National Cycle Network
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
NS245A bridleway · 279 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 279 m Path type: footway
Show on map Plug Lane byway open to all traffic · 385 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 385 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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6,138 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,138 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird · Goldfinch +43
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2025 Yellow Warbler Setophaga aestiva2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Hobby Falco subbuteo2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Common Shrew
Common Shrew Sorex araneus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Glow-worm · Meadow Grasshopper · Common Earwig · Green Shieldbug +37
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Rufous Grasshopper Gomphocerippus rufus Red-legged Shieldbug Pink-fruited Thread-moss · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Rubus vestitus · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Eyebright +12
Pink-fruited Thread-moss Pohlia melanodon2024 Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme Rubus vestitus Rubus vestitus Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Eyebright Euphrasia Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,138 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird · Goldfinch +43
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2025 Yellow Warbler Setophaga aestiva2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Hobby Falco subbuteo2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Common Shrew
Common Shrew Sorex araneus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Glow-worm · Meadow Grasshopper · Common Earwig · Green Shieldbug +37
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Rufous Grasshopper Gomphocerippus rufus Red-legged Shieldbug Pink-fruited Thread-moss · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Rubus vestitus · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Eyebright +12
Pink-fruited Thread-moss Pohlia melanodon2024 Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme Rubus vestitus Rubus vestitus Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Eyebright Euphrasia Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pentatoma rufipes
Pentatoma rufipes
Psococerastis gibbosa Psococerastis gibbosa
Psococerastis gibbosa Psococerastis gibbosa
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita
Stripe-winged Grasshopper Stenobothrus lineatus
Stripe-winged Grasshopper Stenobothrus lineatus
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Onthophagus joannae Onthophagus joannae
Onthophagus joannae Onthophagus joannae
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
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
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
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Iassus scutellaris Iassus scutellaris2024
Iassus scutellaris Iassus scutellaris2024
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2024
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2024
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 Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
Mnium hornum
Mnium hornum
Rubus leptadenes Rubus leptadenes
Rubus leptadenes Rubus leptadenes
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum2024
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum2024
Short-leaved Pocket-moss Fissidens incurvus2024
Short-leaved Pocket-moss Fissidens incurvus2024
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2024
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2024
Silesian Feather-moss Herzogiella seligeri2024
Silesian Feather-moss Herzogiella seligeri2024
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum2024
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum2024
Beech Feather-moss Cirriphyllum crassinervium2024
Beech Feather-moss Cirriphyllum crassinervium2024
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens2024
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens2024
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2024
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2024
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia2024
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia2024 