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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 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat — North Downs Way passes nearby 🐕 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 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat — North Downs Way passes nearby 🐕 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 — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Pink-fruited Thread-moss, Common Feather-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Grasshopper, Green Shieldbug, Field Grasshopper +50 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Grasshopper, Green Shieldbug, Field Grasshopper +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named hiking route nearby: North Downs Way (Eastern)
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 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 12 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 17 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 172 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 172 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 855 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 855 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 805 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 805 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 431 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 431 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
NS245A bridleway · 279 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 279 m Path type: footway
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Wildlife to spot
5,257 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,257 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Goldfinch +35
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Common Pipistrelle · Eurasian Serotine · Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Long-eared Bat · Natterer's Bat
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Grey Long-eared Bat Plecotus austriacus Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Meadow Grasshopper · Green Shieldbug · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Field Grasshopper · Ledra aurita +36
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Ledra aurita Ledra aurita Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Rufous Grasshopper Eyebright
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,257 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Goldfinch +35
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Common Pipistrelle · Eurasian Serotine · Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Long-eared Bat · Natterer's Bat
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Grey Long-eared Bat Plecotus austriacus Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Meadow Grasshopper · Green Shieldbug · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Field Grasshopper · Ledra aurita +36
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Ledra aurita Ledra aurita Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Rufous Grasshopper Eyebright
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Gomphocerippus rufus
Gomphocerippus rufus
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Stripe-winged Grasshopper Stenobothrus lineatus
Stripe-winged Grasshopper Stenobothrus lineatus
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata
Striped Slender Robberfly Leptogaster cylindrica
Striped Slender Robberfly Leptogaster cylindrica
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Lasius niger Lasius niger
Lasius niger Lasius niger
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Myrmica specioides Myrmica specioides
Myrmica specioides Myrmica specioides
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Psococerastis gibbosa Psococerastis gibbosa
Psococerastis gibbosa Psococerastis gibbosa
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Oak Mining Sawfly Profenusa pygmaea
Oak Mining Sawfly Profenusa pygmaea
Viburnum Leaf Beetle Pyrrhalta viburni
Viburnum Leaf Beetle Pyrrhalta viburni
Thistle Tortoise Beetle Cassida rubiginosa
Thistle Tortoise Beetle Cassida rubiginosa
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Orchestes quercus Orchestes quercus
Orchestes quercus Orchestes quercus
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Dusky Cockroach Ectobius lapponicus
Dusky Cockroach Ectobius lapponicus
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Scarab Shieldbug Thyreocoris scarabaeoides
Scarab Shieldbug Thyreocoris scarabaeoides
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata 