Dovecote at Burnt House Farm 0 ha
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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.
Dovecote 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 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost 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 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Coot, Mallard, Tufted Duck +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coot, Mallard, Tufted Duck +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Glow-worm, Lesser Stag Beetle, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +74 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Lesser Stag Beetle, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Silky Wall Feather-moss · last seen 2024; Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Silky Wall Feather-moss · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 14 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 Great Stour Way public footpath · 339 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 339 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Great Stour Way public footpath · 423 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 423 m Surface compacted Path type: cycleway
Show on map 161 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 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 NCN Regional Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
53,574 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 53,574 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
House Sparrow · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Starling · Blackbird +41
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica Swift Apus apus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Coot Fulica atra Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Rabbit · Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Squirrel Sciurus2025 🐝 Insects 30 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Dock Bug · Green Shieldbug · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Glow-worm · Locust Blowfly +25
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Locust Blowfly Stomorhina lunata Scolopostethus thomsoni Scolopostethus thomsoni Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 53,574 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
House Sparrow · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Starling · Blackbird +41
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica Swift Apus apus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Coot Fulica atra Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Rabbit · Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Squirrel Sciurus2025 🐝 Insects 30 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Dock Bug · Green Shieldbug · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Glow-worm · Locust Blowfly +25
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Locust Blowfly Stomorhina lunata Scolopostethus thomsoni Scolopostethus thomsoni Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red-legged Shieldbug
Red-legged Shieldbug
Pentatoma rufipes
Pentatoma rufipes
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Kalama tricornis Kalama tricornis
Kalama tricornis Kalama tricornis
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Vernal Shieldbug Peribalus strictus
Vernal Shieldbug Peribalus strictus
Stictopleurus abutilon Stictopleurus abutilon
Stictopleurus abutilon Stictopleurus abutilon
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides
Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides
Common Damselbug Nabis (Nabis) rugosus
Common Damselbug Nabis (Nabis) rugosus
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata
Epistrophe diaphana Epistrophe diaphana
Epistrophe diaphana Epistrophe diaphana
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Tachina fera Tachina fera
Tachina fera Tachina fera
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida 