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Preceptory at Dukes Place

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Blue Tit
✦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

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Blue Tit
✦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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Tipula oleracea, Pollenia +137 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Tipula oleracea, Pollenia +137 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Greensand Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ightham Mote Circular Walk to Old Soar Manor, Ightham MoteWalking route11.2 km

This circular links two National Trust places, both dating back to medieval England. The trail goes through Scathes ancient woodland, into the Fairlawne Estate & onto Plaxtol Spout before returning to Ightham Mote through orchards & the Greensand Way.

Named routeLength 11.2 kmDuration 04:30Round tripLocal walking route

Scenic Green Trail Section 1Walking route6.4 km

Named routeRef SGT1Length 6.4 kmLocal walking route

Greensand WayWalking route

Named routeRef GWRegional walking route

Medway Valley WalkWalking route45 km

Named routeLength 45 kmRegional walking route

WealdwayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 178Cycling route

Named routeRef 178National Cycle Network

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

3,988 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,988 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

springwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Starling · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Wren +50

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
House SparrowPasser domesticus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
DunnockPrunella modularis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
JayGarrulus glandarius
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Rock DoveColumba livia
RedwingTurdus iliacus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GreenfinchChloris chloris
CootFulica atra
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
WhitethroatCurruca communis
NuthatchSitta europaea
SiskinSpinus spinus
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2026

Fallow Deer

Fallow DeerDama dama

🐝

Insects5 species

winterspring

2026

Notiophilus biguttatus · Hypera nigrirostris · Eupeodes · 10-spot Ladybird · Dasysyrphus

Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus
Hypera nigrirostrisHypera nigrirostris
EupeodesEupeodes
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
DasysyrphusDasysyrphus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,988 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

springwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Starling · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Wren +50

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
House SparrowPasser domesticus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
DunnockPrunella modularis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
JayGarrulus glandarius
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Rock DoveColumba livia
RedwingTurdus iliacus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GreenfinchChloris chloris
CootFulica atra
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
WhitethroatCurruca communis
NuthatchSitta europaea
SiskinSpinus spinus
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2026

Fallow Deer

Fallow DeerDama dama

🐝

Insects5 species

winterspring

2026

Notiophilus biguttatus · Hypera nigrirostris · Eupeodes · 10-spot Ladybird · Dasysyrphus

Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus
Hypera nigrirostrisHypera nigrirostris
EupeodesEupeodes
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
DasysyrphusDasysyrphus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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