Dovecote at Hawley Manor 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 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Banded Demoiselle, Blue-tailed Damselfly +27 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Banded Demoiselle, Blue-tailed Damselfly +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Giant Blackberry, Giant Hogweed · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Blackberry, Giant Hogweed · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Circular Walk from Darent Valley Path D Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Slade Green station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Crayford station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Southwark Cathedral to Otford Walking route ▾
part A of a route from Southwark Cathedral to Canterbury Cathedral
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Darent Valley Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 131 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 69 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 69 Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Dartford Crossing Shuttle (North) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Shuttle Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 125 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 125 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos Dovecote at Hawley Manor: detail of roof
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Wildlife to spot
13,105 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,105 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Blackbird +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · White-legged Damselfly · Southern Green Shieldbug · Rambur's Pied Shieldbug +8
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Speckled Bush-cricket Giant Blackberry
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,105 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Blackbird +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · White-legged Damselfly · Southern Green Shieldbug · Rambur's Pied Shieldbug +8
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Speckled Bush-cricket Giant Blackberry
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Leptophyes punctatissima
Leptophyes punctatissima
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Drilus flavescens Drilus flavescens
Drilus flavescens Drilus flavescens
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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