Mintey's Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 26 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 26 ha
Places › England › South East › Canterbury Getting here
51.32264, 1.06434
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car £ 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 — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Green Woodpecker +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Green Woodpecker +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Neat Feather-moss, Bank Haircap · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, 7-spot Ladybird +73 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, 7-spot Ladybird +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 18 signed routes nearby · 15 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 King Charles III England Coast Path: Whitstable to Iwade Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking 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 199 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Crab & Winkle Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map Crab & Winkle Way extension Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Footpath junction near Mintey's Wood
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Bookable tours Wildlife to spot
16,177 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,177 records · National Biodiversity Network Firecrest · Green Woodpecker · Jay · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch +44
Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Linnet Linaria cannabina Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Siskin Spinus spinus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Stock Dove Columba oenas Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Coal Tit Periparus ater Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor Raven Corvus corax Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Herring Gull Larus argentatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Rook Corvus frugilegus House Martin Delichon urbicum Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Swallow Hirundo rustica Dunnock Prunella modularis Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Badger
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Badger Meles meles 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Alpine Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris Nalassus laevioctostriatus · 7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Red Wood Ant · Adonis' Ladybird +7
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Red Wood Ant Formica rufa Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus Southern Oak Bush-cricket Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,177 records · National Biodiversity Network Firecrest · Green Woodpecker · Jay · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch +44
Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Linnet Linaria cannabina Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Siskin Spinus spinus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Stock Dove Columba oenas Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Coal Tit Periparus ater Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor Raven Corvus corax Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Herring Gull Larus argentatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Rook Corvus frugilegus House Martin Delichon urbicum Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Swallow Hirundo rustica Dunnock Prunella modularis Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Badger
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Badger Meles meles 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Alpine Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris Nalassus laevioctostriatus · 7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Red Wood Ant · Adonis' Ladybird +7
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Red Wood Ant Formica rufa Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus Southern Oak Bush-cricket Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meconema meridionale
Meconema meridionale
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Stictopleurus Stictopleurus
Stictopleurus Stictopleurus
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Bicolorous Sawfly Hemichroa australis
Bicolorous Sawfly Hemichroa australis
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus 