Shorne Wood Country Park ✦ Ancient woodland 126 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 126 ha
Places › England › South East › Gravesham Getting here
51.40696, 0.41639
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 on site — 6 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 on site — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦉 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, Magpie, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Bank Haircap +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — Meadow Brown, Peacock, Red Admiral +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby · 16 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 Butchers Hill public footpath · 87 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 87 m Path type: footway
Show on map Muggins Lane public footpath · 1.1 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1.1 km Path type: footway
Show on map 116 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 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Scotland Lane byway open to all traffic · 243 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 243 m Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map Scotland Lane byway open to all traffic · 116 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 116 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Scotland Lane byway open to all traffic · 3 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 3 m Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Picnic area, Shorne Wood Country Park
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Wildlife to spot
26,733 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 26,733 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐝 Insects 12 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly · Harlequin Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 26,733 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐝 Insects 12 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly · Harlequin Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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