Christchurch Priory and Archbishop's Palace 6 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › South East › Canterbury Getting here
51.28008, 1.08361
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Building complex scheduled monument
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Tea Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Tea Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +43 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Stag Beetle +71 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Stag Beetle +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Capillary Thread-moss, Wood Bristle-moss · last seen 2026; Plants — Capillary Thread-moss, Wood Bristle-moss · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Red Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Black Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Elham Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 40km Regional walking route
Show on map Stour Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 82.9 km Regional walking route
Show on map Via Francigena - 01 part Great Britain Walking route ▾
Named route Ref VF International walking route
Show on map Kirby's Lane public footpath · 47 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 47 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Orient Place public footpath · 71 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 71 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Kirby's Lane public footpath · 9 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 9 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 207 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 183 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 183 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Great Stour Way Cycling route ▾
Named route National Cycle Network
Show on map Pilgrims Cycle Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos Canterbury Cathedral and Precincts [32]
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Wildlife to spot
16,941 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,941 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Great Tit · Robin · Blackbird +4
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Brown Rat · Red Fox +3
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Beaver Castor fiber 7-spot Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Scathophaga stercoraria · Eristalis pertinax · 10-spot Ladybird +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hairy Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,941 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Great Tit · Robin · Blackbird +4
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Brown Rat · Red Fox +3
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Beaver Castor fiber 7-spot Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Scathophaga stercoraria · Eristalis pertinax · 10-spot Ladybird +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hairy Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Dolycoris baccarum
Dolycoris baccarum
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus ![Canterbury Cathedral and Precincts [32]](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/12/06/7120601_59c67ad0.jpg)