Mintey's Wood - Conifer woodland
✦ Ancient woodland5 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
51.32440, 1.05781
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
- 🅿️Parking 332m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Parking 332m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £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 · 9 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
199 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
Photos
Footpath between Mintey's Wood and Clowes Wood
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Wildlife to spot
13,463 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,463 records · National Biodiversity NetworkFirecrest · Green Woodpecker · Jay · Carrion Crow · Kestrel +44
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- 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
🦌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 · Adonis' Ladybird +7
- Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Red Wood AntFormica rufa
- Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
- Jet AntLasius fuliginosus
- Southern Oak Bush-cricket
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,463 records · National Biodiversity NetworkFirecrest · Green Woodpecker · Jay · Carrion Crow · Kestrel +44
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- 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
🦌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 · Adonis' Ladybird +7
- Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Red Wood AntFormica rufa
- Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
- Jet AntLasius fuliginosus
- Southern Oak Bush-cricket
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meconema meridionale
Meconema meridionale
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumStictopleurusStictopleurusStictopleurusStictopleurusBicolorous SawflyHemichroa australisBicolorous SawflyHemichroa australisHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus