Rochester and Cobham Park Golf Club 28 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 28 ha
Places › England › South East › Gravesham Getting here
51.39736, 0.42411
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 🅿️ Parking 411m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 411m away — 2 car parks within reach £ 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 — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Peacock, Red Admiral +99 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Peacock, Red Admiral +99 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +50 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 177
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths 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 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 95 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 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 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
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Wildlife to spot
27,172 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,172 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Fallow Deer
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 🐝 Insects 27 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Emperor Dragonfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Tawny Cockroach · Common Earwig +22
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Tawny Cockroach Ectobius pallidus Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,172 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Fallow Deer
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 🐝 Insects 27 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Emperor Dragonfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Tawny Cockroach · Common Earwig +22
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Tawny Cockroach Ectobius pallidus Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda
Marble Gall Andricus kollari
Marble Gall Andricus kollari
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Iassus scutellaris Iassus scutellaris
Iassus scutellaris Iassus scutellaris
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Tree Damsel Bug Himacerus (Himacerus) apterus
Tree Damsel Bug Himacerus (Himacerus) apterus
Vernal Shieldbug Peribalus strictus
Vernal Shieldbug Peribalus strictus
Stictopleurus abutilon Stictopleurus abutilon
Stictopleurus abutilon Stictopleurus abutilon
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum