Southdown Shaw Allotments
Plan your visit
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Gravesham Getting here
51.38816, 0.35365
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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +38 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Ulota intermedia, Heath Star Moss +5 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Ulota intermedia, Heath Star Moss +5 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 1066 Harold's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 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 Main Route Cycling route 762 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 762 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 930 m ▾
Named route Ref 177 Length 930 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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 Photos Allotments off Wrotham Road
‹ ›
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
All Historic
Own or manage this place?
Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.
Claim this page→ How useful was the information on this page?
id: 2cce56b7-5da0-4211-bff3-a03391c4d479
UK green spaces mapped from open public data — so anyone can find the woodland, trail, or nature reserve closest to them.
© 2026 Glade · Made with care for UK green spaces
Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Bookable tours GetYourGuide Promote here
Wildlife to spot
6,954 records · National Biodiversity Network
▾
Wildlife to spot 6,954 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Magpie +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rook Corvus frugilegus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Rock Dove Columba livia House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jay Garrulus glandarius Skylark Alauda arvensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Common Gull Larus canus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Raven Corvus corax Linnet Linaria cannabina Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Wood Mouse · Brown Rat · Rabbit +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Stag Beetle · Violet Carpenter Bee · Harlequin Ladybird · Oak Bush-cricket +4
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Violet Carpenter Bee Xylocopa violacea2024 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Wood Bristle-moss · Heath Star Moss · Silky Forklet-moss · Ulota intermedia · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +3
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla Ulota intermedia Ulota intermedia Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,954 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Magpie +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rook Corvus frugilegus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Rock Dove Columba livia House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jay Garrulus glandarius Skylark Alauda arvensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Common Gull Larus canus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Raven Corvus corax Linnet Linaria cannabina Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Wood Mouse · Brown Rat · Rabbit +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Stag Beetle · Violet Carpenter Bee · Harlequin Ladybird · Oak Bush-cricket +4
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Violet Carpenter Bee Xylocopa violacea2024 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Wood Bristle-moss · Heath Star Moss · Silky Forklet-moss · Ulota intermedia · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +3
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla Ulota intermedia Ulota intermedia Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024 Rough-stalked Feather-moss
Rough-stalked Feather-moss
Brachythecium rutabulum
Brachythecium rutabulum
Variable-leaved Crestwort Lophocolea heterophylla
Variable-leaved Crestwort Lophocolea heterophylla 