Rabbit Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 3 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › South East › Canterbury Getting here
51.24264, 1.03795
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 📍 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 £ 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 — Moorhen, Mallard, Coot +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Coot +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Speckled Wood, Green-veined White +68 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Peacock, Speckled Wood, Green-veined White +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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 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 Augustine Camino Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 152 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 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the 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
8,292 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,292 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Starling · Collared Dove +44
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swift Apus apus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Otter
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Otter Lutra lutra2025 Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Water Stick Insect · Firebug · Locust Blowfly · Southern Hawker · Water Measurer +1
Water Stick Insect Ranatra (Ranatra) linearis Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025 Locust Blowfly Stomorhina lunata2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Water Measurer Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,292 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Starling · Collared Dove +44
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swift Apus apus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Otter
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Otter Lutra lutra2025 Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Water Stick Insect · Firebug · Locust Blowfly · Southern Hawker · Water Measurer +1
Water Stick Insect Ranatra (Ranatra) linearis Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus2025 Locust Blowfly Stomorhina lunata2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Water Measurer Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hydrometra stagnorum2025
Hydrometra stagnorum2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025 