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Places › England › South East › Gravesham Getting here
51.42877, 0.36378
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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 🅿️ Parking 461m 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 🅿️ Parking 461m away — 6 car parks within reach £ 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 — Goldfinch, House Sparrow, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldfinch, House Sparrow, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Box Tree Moth, Harlequin Ladybird +43 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Box Tree Moth, Harlequin Ladybird +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Wealdway
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Common Liverwort · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Liverwort · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Darnley Trail Walking route 10 km ▾
Named after the Earls of Darnley, who owned Cobham Hall & the land that you will see en route, the trail is an excellent way to see local highlights. Gently undulating countryside via Cobham Park, Ranscombe Farm Reserve, Ashenbank & Jeskyns Community Wood
Named route Length 10 km Duration 02:00-02:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 118 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 13 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 13 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 NCN 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos The parish Church of St Marys, Gravesend
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Wildlife to spot
12,183 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,183 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Carrion Crow +44
Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Apus apus apus Apus apus apus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle +1
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Noctule Nyctalus noctula 🐝 Insects 16 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Limnephilus marmoratus · Pavid Willow Nematine · Loensia · Cloeon dipterum · Limnephilus affinis +11
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus Pavid Willow Nematine Euura pavida Loensia Loensia Cloeon dipterum Cloeon dipterum Limnephilus affinis Limnephilus affinis Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,183 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Carrion Crow +44
Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Apus apus apus Apus apus apus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle +1
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Noctule Nyctalus noctula 🐝 Insects 16 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Limnephilus marmoratus · Pavid Willow Nematine · Loensia · Cloeon dipterum · Limnephilus affinis +11
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus Pavid Willow Nematine Euura pavida Loensia Loensia Cloeon dipterum Cloeon dipterum Limnephilus affinis Limnephilus affinis Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Grass Ant
Grass Ant
Myrmecina graminicola
Myrmecina graminicola
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris 