Southdown Shaw Allotments 1 ha
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Places › England › South East › Gravesham Getting here
51.38868, 0.35467
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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 🅿️ Meopham Station Car Park 191m away — 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 🅿️ Meopham Station Car Park 191m away — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 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
Dogs allowed — public woodland
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
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
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Wildlife to spot
6,956 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,956 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Great Tit +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula 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 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Rock Dove Columba livia Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Skylark Alauda arvensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Common Gull Larus canus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Linnet Linaria cannabina Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Raven Corvus corax 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 Heath Star Moss · Silky Forklet-moss · Ulota intermedia · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme · Common Feather-moss +3
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 Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,956 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Great Tit +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula 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 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Rock Dove Columba livia Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Skylark Alauda arvensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Common Gull Larus canus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Linnet Linaria cannabina Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Raven Corvus corax 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 Heath Star Moss · Silky Forklet-moss · Ulota intermedia · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme · Common Feather-moss +3
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 Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum 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 Variable-leaved Crestwort
Variable-leaved Crestwort
Lophocolea heterophylla
Lophocolea heterophylla
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis 