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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South East › Gravesham Getting here
51.37766, 0.38558
Open directionsv 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 🐕 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Large White +95 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Large White +95 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Clustered Feather-moss, Lyell's Bristle-moss +28 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Clustered Feather-moss, Lyell's Bristle-moss +28 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 10 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 34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 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
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 12 m ▾
Named route Ref 177 Length 12 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 955 m ▾
Named route Ref 177 Length 955 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
3,940 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,940 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Great Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Wren +33
Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rock Dove Columba livia Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Swift Apus apus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Common Gull Larus canus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Swallow Hirundo rustica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Whitethroat Curruca communis Linnet Linaria cannabina Skylark Alauda arvensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Greenfinch Chloris chloris Rook Corvus frugilegus 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Mole · Wood Mouse · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐝 Insects 40 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Meadow Brown · Common Blue · Small White · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug +35
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 7-spot Ladybird Wood Bristle-moss · Clustered Feather-moss · Shaw's Bristle-moss · Swartz's Feather-moss · Lyell's Bristle-moss
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Shaw's Bristle-moss Lewinskya striata Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,940 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Great Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Wren +33
Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rock Dove Columba livia Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Swift Apus apus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Common Gull Larus canus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Swallow Hirundo rustica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Whitethroat Curruca communis Linnet Linaria cannabina Skylark Alauda arvensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Greenfinch Chloris chloris Rook Corvus frugilegus 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Mole · Wood Mouse · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐝 Insects 40 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Meadow Brown · Common Blue · Small White · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug +35
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 7-spot Ladybird Wood Bristle-moss · Clustered Feather-moss · Shaw's Bristle-moss · Swartz's Feather-moss · Lyell's Bristle-moss
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Shaw's Bristle-moss Lewinskya striata Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Small Blue Cupido minimus2024
Small Blue Cupido minimus2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
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
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Adonis Blue Polyommatus bellargus2024
Adonis Blue Polyommatus bellargus2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024
Tephritis neesii Tephritis neesii2024
Tephritis neesii Tephritis neesii2024 