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Places › England › South East › Gravesham Getting here
51.37213, 0.34174
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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 🐕 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Common Carder Bee, Box Tree Moth +34 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Common Carder Bee, Box Tree Moth +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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 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 Red Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 19 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 399 m ▾
Named route Ref 177 Length 399 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 210 m ▾
Named route Ref 177 Length 210 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 177 Length 1.3 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 470 m ▾
Named route Ref 177 Length 470 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos View from Shipley Hills Road
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Wildlife to spot
9,376 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,376 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Coal Tit Periparus ater Rock Dove Columba livia Rook Corvus frugilegus Raven Corvus corax Jay Garrulus glandarius Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Swift Apus apus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Wood Mouse · Brown Rat · Hazel Dormouse · Mole +1
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Mole Talpa europaea House Mouse 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Stag Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug · Violet Carpenter Bee · Oak Bush-cricket · Southern Oak Bush-cricket +4
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Violet Carpenter Bee Xylocopa violacea2024 Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,376 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Coal Tit Periparus ater Rock Dove Columba livia Rook Corvus frugilegus Raven Corvus corax Jay Garrulus glandarius Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Swift Apus apus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Wood Mouse · Brown Rat · Hazel Dormouse · Mole +1
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Mole Talpa europaea House Mouse 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Stag Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug · Violet Carpenter Bee · Oak Bush-cricket · Southern Oak Bush-cricket +4
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Violet Carpenter Bee Xylocopa violacea2024 Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mus musculus2023
Mus musculus2023
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2022
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2022
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2022
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2022 