Southern Valley Golf Course
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⛳ Golf🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
Public access Paid entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Gravesham Getting here
51.41866, 0.40828
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 ⛳ Golf 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 ⛳ Golf is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 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, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug, Harlequin Ladybird +82 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug, Harlequin Ladybird +82 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Feather-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +56 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 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 Strood Community Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Muggins Lane public footpath · 1.1 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1.1 km Path type: footway
Show on map 119 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Heron Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 179 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 Main Route Cycling route 132 m ▾
Named route Ref 177 Length 132 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
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Wildlife to spot
18,173 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,173 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Southern Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Rambur's Pied Shieldbug · 22-spot Ladybird · Common Rose Fusehorn +20
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Green Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,173 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Southern Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Rambur's Pied Shieldbug · 22-spot Ladybird · Common Rose Fusehorn +20
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Green Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Palomena prasina
Palomena prasina
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Pavid Willow Nematine Euura pavida
Pavid Willow Nematine Euura pavida
Shrill Carder Bee Bombus sylvarum
Shrill Carder Bee Bombus sylvarum
Moss Carder Bee Bombus muscorum
Moss Carder Bee Bombus muscorum
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Bryony Ladybird Henosepilachna argus
Bryony Ladybird Henosepilachna argus
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus 