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Scutchamore Knob

✦ Ancient woodland0 ha

📷 Bill Nicholls · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.56242, -1.34288

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5 activities

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: The Ridgeway

Free

Mountain biking

Good match

Named MTB route nearby: King Alfred's Way

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The RidgewayWalking route140 km▾
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
The Vale WayWalking route43 km▾

Route through the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, UK. (27 miles).

Named routeLength 43 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

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23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 544Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 544National Cycle Network
Proposed Kingsgrove to Wantage Town Centre Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wantage to Harwell Campus (Icknield Greenway)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Didcot to Harwell CampusCycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 544Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
King Alfred's WayMountain bike route▾

King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.

Named routeRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

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12 public paths nearby

Public paths
The Ridgewayrestricted byway · 926 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 926 mSurface dirtPath type: track
White Wayrestricted byway · 253 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 253 mSurface grassPath type: track
The Ridgewayrestricted byway · 11 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 11 mSurface gravelPath type: track
The Ridgewayrestricted byway · 441 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 441 mSurface compactedPath type: track
The Ridgewayrestricted byway · 1 km▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1 kmSurface dirtPath type: track

About this historic site

Scheduled Monument

Wildlife to spot

Photos

21 photos from nearby open sources

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Gate to the Knob

📷 Bill Nicholls · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gate to the Knob

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
  • 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
  • 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

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Parking

2 nearby · 130m

✦ Ancient✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

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

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Scutchamer Knob (Earthwork)Historic site0 m→✦Yew Down round barrow 950m south west of Butterbush ReservoirHistoric site3.7 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→✦Grim's Ditch: section W of Chilton Plantation See also OXFORDSHIRE 216Historic site1.2 km→🌱Chilton FieldsUrban park2.7 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→