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Dukes Meadow

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.28500, 1.05548

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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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ 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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +38 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +38 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Crab & Winkle Way

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Scathophaga stercoraria, Harlequin Ladybird +15 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Scathophaga stercoraria, Harlequin Ladybird +15 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Red TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Black TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Elham Valley WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 40kmRegional walking route

Stour Valley WalkWalking route

Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route

Via Francigena - 01 part Great BritainWalking route

Named routeRef VFInternational walking route

🚴

Cycling

206 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 18Cycling route

Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 183Cycling route

Named routeRef 183National Cycle Network

NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route

Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route

Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Great Stour WayCycling route

Named routeNational Cycle Network

Pilgrims Cycle TrailCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths

Westgate Closebridleway · 91 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 91 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

24,114 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

24,114 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds13 species

spring

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Song Thrush · Magpie +8

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MagpiePica pica
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris

🦌

Mammals10 species

spring

2026

Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Rabbit · Brown Rat · Red Fox +5

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Mountain HareLepus timidus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

24,114 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds13 species

spring

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Song Thrush · Magpie +8

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MagpiePica pica
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris

🦌

Mammals10 species

spring

2026

Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Rabbit · Brown Rat · Red Fox +5

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Mountain HareLepus timidus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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