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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › South East › Medway Getting here
51.37758, 0.49710
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 🅿️ Parking 91m away — 10 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 91m away — 10 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 — Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +78 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 17
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map Augustine Camino Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Oftord to Canterbury Cathedral Walking route ▾
follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Tree Trail, Cobham Mausoleum & Woods Walking route 1.6 km ▾
Cobham Wood is a 77ha wood pasture restoration project, home to ancient & veteran trees which have made the site an important habitat for wood decay insects and bats. Look for the numbered posts to find the next tree along the trail. Potential livestock.
Named route Length 1.6 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Main Trail, Cobham Mausoleum & Woods Walking route 1.8 km ▾
Named route Length 1.8 km Duration 00:45 Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 193 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 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 (A2)<>(NCN1) Cycling route ▾
Heron Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 179 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 17 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 National Cycle Network
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Capstone Mountain bike trail Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
17,525 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,525 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +41
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Pipistrelle Bat species · Wood Mouse
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Slow-worm
Common Darter · Syrphus · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria +11
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Syrphus Syrphus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Opomyza florum Opomyza florum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,525 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +41
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Pipistrelle Bat species · Wood Mouse
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Slow-worm
Common Darter · Syrphus · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria +11
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Syrphus Syrphus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Opomyza florum Opomyza florum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata2025
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2025
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Tipula paludosa Tipula paludosa2025
Tipula paludosa Tipula paludosa2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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