A mother has spoken of the moment a man allegedly attempted to snatch a little girl from a supermarket car park in Dover.

The woman, who has asked to remain anonymous, left Aldi in Cherry Tree Avenue on Thursday at about 6.30pm.

She said a man was lingering outside the back entrance and approached her asking to help with her bags.

"I politely declined and he asked where my car was parked," she said.

"I felt uneasy so I ignored him and went to walk away and then he asked if he could walk us to the car and I said no thank you."

She then claimed that he tried to lure her daughter away and attempted to pick her up.

She said: "I dropped my bags and picked my daughter up and asked him to move away from her."

He was disturbed by another man getting out of his car and ran away.

A police spokesman confirmed officers are aware of the incident.

He said: "I can confirm that a report was made about a suspicious incident.

"The man ran off in the direction of the Sportsman Pub.

"Details of the incident have been circulated to officers. There were no other reports made to police. The public is advised to report anything suspicious."