Mintey's Wood - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland9 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
51.32075, 1.05661
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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km18 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Red TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Black TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Whitstable to IwadeWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Elham Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
Crab and Winkle Waypublic footpath · 104 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 104 mSurface compactedPath type: cycleway
Crab and Winkle Waypublic footpath · 410 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 410 mSurface compactedPath type: cycleway
215 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Crab & Winkle WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 18Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Crab & Winkle Way extensionCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 183Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 183National Cycle Network
Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Great Stour WayCycling route▾
Named routeNational Cycle Network
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Crab and Winkle Waybyway open to all traffic · 122 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 122 mSurface compactedPath type: cycleway
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Footpath between Mintey's Wood and Clowes Wood
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Wildlife to spot
6,332 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,332 records · National Biodiversity NetworkFirecrest · Green Woodpecker · Jay · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +45
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- RavenCorvus corax
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Badger · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
🐸Amphibians3 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Alpine Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Alpine NewtIchthyosaura alpestris
Nalassus laevioctostriatus · 7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Red Wood Ant · Jet Ant +6
- Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Red Wood AntFormica rufa
- Jet AntLasius fuliginosus
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
- Cream-spot Ladybird
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,332 records · National Biodiversity NetworkFirecrest · Green Woodpecker · Jay · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +45
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- RavenCorvus corax
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Badger · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
🐸Amphibians3 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Alpine Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Alpine NewtIchthyosaura alpestris
Nalassus laevioctostriatus · 7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Red Wood Ant · Jet Ant +6
- Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Red Wood AntFormica rufa
- Jet AntLasius fuliginosus
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
- Cream-spot Ladybird
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumStictopleurusStictopleurusStictopleurusStictopleurusBicolorous SawflyHemichroa australisBicolorous SawflyHemichroa australisHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusEvents & activities nearby
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