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Knowles Copse - Broadleaved woodland

5 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

50.69350, -1.08431

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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 235m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Isle of Wight Coastal Path

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Yar River TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Isle of Wight Coastal PathWalking route113 km
Named routeLength 113 kmRound tripRegional walking route
The Bembridge TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Culver TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Fine fortifications trail at Bembridge and Culver Downs, Isle of WightWalking route2.9 km

Bembridge & Culver Downs once had much military activity. Follow this easy circular along the top of the downs to gain insight into the Isle of Wight's role in wartime defence & intelligence, & to look out to Sandown Bay, Whitecliff Bay & Brading Haven

Named routeLength 2.9 kmDuration 01:00-01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Pump Lanepublic footpath · 125 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 125 mSurface unpavedPath type: residential
Beach Roadpublic footpath · 79 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 79 mSurface unpavedPath type: residential
Pump Lanepublic footpath · 98 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 98 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Round the Island RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 67Regional cycle route
Red Squirrel TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Adgestone Quiet RoadsCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
RSPB Brading MarshesCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths
Swains Lanebridleway · 408 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 408 mSurface unpavedPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Barn by Love Lane

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Barn by Love Lane

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🌱Puckpool ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Puckpool ParkUrban park4.9 km→✦Puckpool mortar batteryHistoric site4.9 km→🌱St Helen's CommonUrban park1.7 km→✦Steyne Wood BatteryHistoric site1.8 km→✦Woodlands Vale EstateHistoric site4.5 km→

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