The Rough ✦ Ancient woodland 4 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › South East › Canterbury Getting here
51.26590, 1.01660
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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 — Woodpigeon, Coot, Blackbird +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Coot, Blackbird +81 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Glow-worm, Meadow Grasshopper, Field Grasshopper +44 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Meadow Grasshopper, Field Grasshopper +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named hiking route nearby: North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Red Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Black Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 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 159 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 183 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 183 National Cycle Network
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
55,424 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 55,424 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Starling · House Sparrow · Blackbird +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coot Fulica atra Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Rabbit · Mole
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Glow-worm · Locust Blowfly · Scolopostethus thomsoni · Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Earwig +15
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Locust Blowfly Stomorhina lunata Scolopostethus thomsoni Scolopostethus thomsoni Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides Common Damselbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 55,424 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Starling · House Sparrow · Blackbird +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coot Fulica atra Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Rabbit · Mole
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Glow-worm · Locust Blowfly · Scolopostethus thomsoni · Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Earwig +15
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Locust Blowfly Stomorhina lunata Scolopostethus thomsoni Scolopostethus thomsoni Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides Common Damselbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nabis (Nabis) rugosus
Nabis (Nabis) rugosus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Kalama tricornis Kalama tricornis
Kalama tricornis Kalama tricornis
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Vernal Shieldbug Peribalus strictus
Vernal Shieldbug Peribalus strictus
Stictopleurus abutilon Stictopleurus abutilon
Stictopleurus abutilon Stictopleurus abutilon
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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