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Places › England › South East › Gravesham Getting here
51.42563, 0.41886
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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 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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, Carrion Crow +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug +59 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby · 3 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 121 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
20,005 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,005 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Goldfinch +44
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Coot Fulica atra Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Blackbird Turdus merula Rock Dove Columba livia Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Dunnock Prunella modularis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Linnet Linaria cannabina Mute Swan Cygnus olor Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Coal Tit Periparus ater Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Nuthatch Sitta europaea Swallow Hirundo rustica Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Water Vole
Water Vole Arvicola amphibius 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Marsh Frog
Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus Southern Green Shieldbug · Shrill Carder Bee · Short-winged Cone-head · Meadow Grasshopper · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper +15
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Shrill Carder Bee Bombus sylvarum Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,005 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Goldfinch +44
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Coot Fulica atra Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Blackbird Turdus merula Rock Dove Columba livia Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Dunnock Prunella modularis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Linnet Linaria cannabina Mute Swan Cygnus olor Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Coal Tit Periparus ater Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Nuthatch Sitta europaea Swallow Hirundo rustica Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Water Vole
Water Vole Arvicola amphibius 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Marsh Frog
Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus Southern Green Shieldbug · Shrill Carder Bee · Short-winged Cone-head · Meadow Grasshopper · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper +15
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Shrill Carder Bee Bombus sylvarum Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Moss Carder Bee
Moss Carder Bee
Bombus muscorum
Bombus muscorum
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa
Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis
Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis Sigara (Sigara) dorsalis
Paracorixa concinna Paracorixa concinna
Paracorixa concinna Paracorixa concinna
Pavid Willow Nematine Euura pavida
Pavid Willow Nematine Euura pavida
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis
Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis 