Bowl barrow at Minnis Beeches 0 ha
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51.13846, 1.16248
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Bowl barrow scheduled monument
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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Script Lichen, Lecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochroma, Common Orange Lichen +39 more · last seen 2013; Fungi — Script Lichen, Lecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochroma, Common Orange Lichen +39 more · last seen 2013
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell +134 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell +134 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Rambling Tail-moss, Minute Pouncewort +28 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Bluebell, Rambling Tail-moss, Minute Pouncewort +28 more · last seen 2018
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Elham Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 40km Regional walking route
Show on map Follow the kestrel to the Downs Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Rye to Dover Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Saxon Shore Way Walking route 262 km ▾
Named route Length 262 km Regional walking route
Show on map 62 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 Regional cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 Dover to Hastings Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 448 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 448 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 856 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 856 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Minnis House on the A260 Canterbury Road
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Wildlife to spot
3,878 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,878 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Wren · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +40
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone2021 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2021 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2020 Rook Corvus frugilegus2020 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2021 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2021 Swallow Hirundo rustica2020 Stock Dove Columba oenas2020 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2020 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2021 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2020 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2020 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2020 Redwing Turdus iliacus2020 House Martin Delichon urbicum2020 Whitethroat Curruca communis2020 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Long-eared Bat +1
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2020 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2020 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Badger 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Adder · Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2024 Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2023 Cantharis decipiens · Red-legged Shieldbug · Cychramus luteus · Malthinus seriepunctatus · Birch Leaf Roller +25
Cantharis decipiens Cantharis decipiens Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Cychramus luteus Cychramus luteus Malthinus seriepunctatus Malthinus seriepunctatus Birch Leaf Roller Deporaus betulae Rhagonycha lignosa Rhagonycha lignosa Roesel's Bush-cricket Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,878 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Wren · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +40
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone2021 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2021 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2020 Rook Corvus frugilegus2020 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2021 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2021 Swallow Hirundo rustica2020 Stock Dove Columba oenas2020 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2020 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2021 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2020 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2020 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2020 Redwing Turdus iliacus2020 House Martin Delichon urbicum2020 Whitethroat Curruca communis2020 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Long-eared Bat +1
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2020 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2020 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Badger 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Adder · Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2024 Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2023 Cantharis decipiens · Red-legged Shieldbug · Cychramus luteus · Malthinus seriepunctatus · Birch Leaf Roller +25
Cantharis decipiens Cantharis decipiens Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Cychramus luteus Cychramus luteus Malthinus seriepunctatus Malthinus seriepunctatus Birch Leaf Roller Deporaus betulae Rhagonycha lignosa Rhagonycha lignosa Roesel's Bush-cricket Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meles meles2020
Meles meles2020
Roeseliana roeselii2024
Roeseliana roeselii2024
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2023
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2023
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2022
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2022
Pterostichus oblongopunctatus Pterostichus oblongopunctatus
Pterostichus oblongopunctatus Pterostichus oblongopunctatus
Sitaris muralis Sitaris muralis
Sitaris muralis Sitaris muralis
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Malthinus balteatus Malthinus balteatus
Malthinus balteatus Malthinus balteatus
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita
Malthinus flaveolus Malthinus flaveolus
Malthinus flaveolus Malthinus flaveolus
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2024
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2024
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2024
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2024
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2023
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2023
Pyrochroidae Pyrochroidae2021
Pyrochroidae Pyrochroidae2021
Black Carrion Beetle Phosphuga atrata2021
Black Carrion Beetle Phosphuga atrata2021
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2021
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2021 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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