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Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
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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 — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Peacock +89 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Peacock +89 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Common Feather-moss +63 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Common Feather-moss +63 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Augustine Camino Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 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 53 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 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 Heron Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 179 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
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Wildlife to spot
16,338 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,338 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Wren · Magpie · Carrion Crow +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Hazel Dormouse · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐝 Insects 34 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Tawny Cockroach · Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Marble Gall +29
Tawny Cockroach Ectobius pallidus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marble Gall Andricus kollari 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,338 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Wren · Magpie · Carrion Crow +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Hazel Dormouse · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐝 Insects 34 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Tawny Cockroach · Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Marble Gall +29
Tawny Cockroach Ectobius pallidus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marble Gall Andricus kollari 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Tree Damsel Bug Himacerus (Himacerus) apterus
Tree Damsel Bug Himacerus (Himacerus) apterus
Vernal Shieldbug Peribalus strictus
Vernal Shieldbug Peribalus strictus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Rufous Grasshopper Gomphocerippus rufus
Rufous Grasshopper Gomphocerippus rufus
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata 