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Minting Wood

✦ Ancient woodland38 ha

📷 Richard Croft · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Free entryDogs welcome38 ha

Getting here

53.24969, -0.25724

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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
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Walking trails

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Viper's-bugloss, Ragged-Robin, Lungwort +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Wren, Blackbird +21 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Wren, Blackbird +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Shieldbug, Tortoise Bug, 7-spot Ladybird +90 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Tortoise Bug, 7-spot Ladybird +90 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Living Landscapes (Short Route)Cycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Boston to Lincoln

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN 1 Southrey winter alternativeCycling route
Named routeNational Cycle Network
Lindsey TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route102 m
Named routeRef 1Length 102 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path in Minting Wood

📷 Richard Croft · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path in Minting Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds5 km→✦Minting PrioryHistoric site2.2 km→✦Moated manorial complex and church site 230m south east of All Saints' ChurchHistoric site4.8 km→✦Minting PrioryHistoric site2.2 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→⛪St Margaret's ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→

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