Shorne Wood Country Park ✦ Ancient woodland 2 ha
🦉 Wildlife🛝 Family🎠 Play
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › South East › Gravesham Getting here
51.40199, 0.42119
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Shorne Country Park Visitors Centre — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Shorne Country Park Visitors Centre — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Peacock +84 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Peacock +84 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 118 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.
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Wildlife to spot
27,481 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,481 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Wren +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Zig-zag Elm Sawfly · Marble Gall · Emperor Dragonfly +11
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda Marble Gall Andricus kollari Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Field Grasshopper Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,481 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Wren +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Zig-zag Elm Sawfly · Marble Gall · Emperor Dragonfly +11
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda Marble Gall Andricus kollari Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Field Grasshopper Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chorthippus brunneus
Chorthippus brunneus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
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
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum 