Shorne Common Rough ✦ Ancient woodland 2 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › South East › Gravesham Getting here
51.40585, 0.42885
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 374m 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 374m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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 — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Peacock, Red Admiral +67 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Peacock, Red Admiral +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Feather-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +74 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +74 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 16 signed routes nearby · 4 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 121 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
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Footpath at Shorne Ridgeway
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Wildlife to spot
23,499 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,499 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +35
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 25 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · Marble Gall +20
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Marble Gall Andricus kollari Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 23,499 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +35
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 25 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · Marble Gall +20
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Marble Gall Andricus kollari Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red-eyed Damselfly
Red-eyed Damselfly
Erythromma najas
Erythromma najas
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
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
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
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus 