Plan your visit
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South East › Gravesham Getting here
51.41751, 0.38592
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Goldfinch, House Sparrow, Robin +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldfinch, House Sparrow, Robin +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Marbled White +64 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Marbled White +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +41 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +41 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 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 Strood Community Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Wealdway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 113 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 964 m ▾
Named route Ref 177 Length 964 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
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: bea2f2ee-b5e2-41e1-a1a3-7f0f99c342c1
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
13,799 records · National Biodiversity Network
▾
Wildlife to spot 13,799 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Magpie · Carrion Crow · Robin · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow +41
Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Rock Dove Columba livia Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coot Fulica atra Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Dunnock Prunella modularis Jay Garrulus glandarius Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Linnet Linaria cannabina Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Redwing Turdus iliacus Common Gull Larus canus Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Mole · Noctule · Red Fox
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Mole Talpa europaea Noctule Nyctalus noctula Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Pavid Willow Nematine · Zig-zag Elm Sawfly · Adonis' Ladybird +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Pavid Willow Nematine Euura pavida Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata Harlequin Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,799 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Magpie · Carrion Crow · Robin · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow +41
Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Rock Dove Columba livia Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coot Fulica atra Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Dunnock Prunella modularis Jay Garrulus glandarius Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Linnet Linaria cannabina Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Redwing Turdus iliacus Common Gull Larus canus Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Mole · Noctule · Red Fox
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Mole Talpa europaea Noctule Nyctalus noctula Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · Pavid Willow Nematine · Zig-zag Elm Sawfly · Adonis' Ladybird +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Pavid Willow Nematine Euura pavida Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata Harlequin Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus 