Cobham Woods is a 242.7 hectares (600 acres) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the western outskirts of Rochester in Kent.

[1][2] It is in the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty[3] and part of it is managed by the National Trust.

[5] Managed grazing by deer, created woodland pastures devoid of ground shrubs, this has reverted but is being re-established.

The arable land, has been a noted spot for botanists since the 1690s, and references to it occur in books on Chalk Grassland.

[6] The woodland was part of the Cobham Hall estate, now ranger managed, and secured to prevent vehicular access.