New Tavern Fort, Gravesend, including Milton Chantry 2 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
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51.44329, 0.37702
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Cultural heritage ensemble scheduled monument
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Robin, House Sparrow +86 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Robin, House Sparrow +86 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Limnephilus marmoratus, Firebug, 7-spot Ladybird +30 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Limnephilus marmoratus, Firebug, 7-spot Ladybird +30 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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 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
Show on map Cross Street public footpath · 58 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 58 m Path type: pedestrian
Show on map 119 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 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 NCN National Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 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 930 m ▾
Named route Ref 177 Length 930 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Albion Parade restricted byway · 18 m ▾
Bridge closed and fenced off.
Public path restricted byway Length 18 m Surface paved Path type: service
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Wildlife to spot
40,027 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 40,027 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Robin · Herring Gull · Pied Wagtail +49
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Little Stint Calidris minuta2025 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Adder
Limnephilus marmoratus · Southern Migrant Hawker · Pavid Willow Nematine · Loensia · Cloeon dipterum +14
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis Pavid Willow Nematine Euura pavida Loensia Loensia Cloeon dipterum Cloeon dipterum Limnephilus affinis Limnephilus affinis Moss Carder Bee Bombus muscorum Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 40,027 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Robin · Herring Gull · Pied Wagtail +49
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Little Stint Calidris minuta2025 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Adder
Limnephilus marmoratus · Southern Migrant Hawker · Pavid Willow Nematine · Loensia · Cloeon dipterum +14
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis Pavid Willow Nematine Euura pavida Loensia Loensia Cloeon dipterum Cloeon dipterum Limnephilus affinis Limnephilus affinis Moss Carder Bee Bombus muscorum Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Shrill Carder Bee Bombus sylvarum
Shrill Carder Bee Bombus sylvarum
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Grass Ant Myrmecina graminicola
Grass Ant Myrmecina graminicola
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Kalcapion semivittatum Kalcapion semivittatum
Kalcapion semivittatum Kalcapion semivittatum
Cosmobaris scolopacea Cosmobaris scolopacea
Cosmobaris scolopacea Cosmobaris scolopacea
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Sibinia arenariae Sibinia arenariae
Sibinia arenariae Sibinia arenariae
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus 