Peartree Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 2 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › South East › Gravesham Getting here
51.41071, 0.45108
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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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Goldfinch +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Goldfinch +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +62 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +62 more · last seen 2024
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Stag Beetle, Dock Bug +45 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Stag Beetle, Dock Bug +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 21 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 Medway Valley Walk Walking route 45 km ▾
Named route Length 45 km Regional walking route
Show on map Strood Community Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 151 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Heron Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 179 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 17 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 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 ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Springhill on Peartree Lane, Higham
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Wildlife to spot
14,718 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,718 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Swallow Hirundo rustica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Redwing Turdus iliacus Coal Tit Periparus ater Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Stock Dove Columba oenas Greenfinch Chloris chloris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rock Dove Columba livia Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Bat · Rabbit · Bats +2
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Bat Chiroptera2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Bats Vespertilionidae2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Dock Bug · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Zig-zag Elm Sawfly +15
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus Roesel's Bush-cricket Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,718 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Swallow Hirundo rustica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Redwing Turdus iliacus Coal Tit Periparus ater Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Stock Dove Columba oenas Greenfinch Chloris chloris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rock Dove Columba livia Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Bat · Rabbit · Bats +2
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Bat Chiroptera2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Bats Vespertilionidae2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Dock Bug · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Zig-zag Elm Sawfly +15
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus Roesel's Bush-cricket Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2025
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2025 Roeseliana roeselii
Roeseliana roeselii
Chrysotoxum cautum Chrysotoxum cautum
Chrysotoxum cautum Chrysotoxum cautum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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