Walnut Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 7 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › South East › Gravesham Getting here
51.39737, 0.34712
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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 🌿 Foraging 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Stag Beetle, Bumblebee +30 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Stag Beetle, Bumblebee +30 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 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 62 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 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 27 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 27 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 234 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 234 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 954 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 954 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
7,917 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,917 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Great Tit · Robin +48
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Rabbit · Hazel Dormouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Bootanomyia dorsalis · Red-legged Shieldbug · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Violet Carpenter Bee · Oak Bush-cricket +4
Bootanomyia dorsalis Bootanomyia dorsalis2024 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Violet Carpenter Bee Xylocopa violacea2024 Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,917 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Great Tit · Robin +48
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Rabbit · Hazel Dormouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Bootanomyia dorsalis · Red-legged Shieldbug · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Violet Carpenter Bee · Oak Bush-cricket +4
Bootanomyia dorsalis Bootanomyia dorsalis2024 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Violet Carpenter Bee Xylocopa violacea2024 Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2024
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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