Moat Rough ✦ Ancient woodland 4 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › South East › Canterbury Getting here
51.28374, 1.13175
Open directionsv 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 🅿️ Parking 302m away — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 302m away — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bank Haircap, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dock Bug, Norfolk Aeshna, Azure Damselfly +44 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dock Bug, Norfolk Aeshna, Azure Damselfly +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 1 Dover to Canterbury
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Miner's Way Trail Walking route 43.5 km ▾
Named route Length 43.5 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Via Francigena - 01 part Great Britain Walking route ▾
Named route Ref VF International walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Canterbury loop) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 178 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 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 NCN Regional Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 Regional cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
14,803 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,803 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Moorhen +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Coot Fulica atra Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mute Swan Cygnus olor Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coal Tit Periparus ater Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Redwing Turdus iliacus Teal Anas crecca2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 White Stork Ciconia ciconia2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Hedgehog · Beaver · Bat · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Beaver Castor fiber Bat Chiroptera2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Western Conifer Seed Bug · Dock Bug · Syrphus · Ectophasia crassipennis · Cherry Slugworm +3
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Syrphus Syrphus Ectophasia crassipennis Ectophasia crassipennis Cherry Slugworm Caliroa cerasi Oak Mining Sawfly Profenusa pygmaea Ptychoptera contaminata Bank Haircap · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,803 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Moorhen +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Coot Fulica atra Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mute Swan Cygnus olor Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coal Tit Periparus ater Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Redwing Turdus iliacus Teal Anas crecca2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 White Stork Ciconia ciconia2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Hedgehog · Beaver · Bat · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Beaver Castor fiber Bat Chiroptera2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Western Conifer Seed Bug · Dock Bug · Syrphus · Ectophasia crassipennis · Cherry Slugworm +3
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Syrphus Syrphus Ectophasia crassipennis Ectophasia crassipennis Cherry Slugworm Caliroa cerasi Oak Mining Sawfly Profenusa pygmaea Ptychoptera contaminata Bank Haircap · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ptychoptera contaminata
Ptychoptera contaminata
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
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