Knowle Grove - Broadleaved woodland ✦ Ancient woodland 3 ha
🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal🦅 Birds
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Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
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51.38630, -0.57507
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitatDeciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient 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
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England Walking route ▾
Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)
Named route Ref E2 International walking route
Show on map Basingstoke Canal Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Thames Path Walking route 296 km ▾
Named route Ref TP Length 296 km National walking route
Show on map New Haw Lock to Pyrford Lock Walk, River Wey Navigations Walking route 11.2 km ▾
The River Wey Navigation linked the Thames and a large part of central southern England via the Basingstoke and the Wey and Arun canals. This walk covers parts of the Wey Navigation and the Basingstoke Canal.
Named route Length 11.2 km Duration 03:00-04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 56 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mars Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Mars Local cycle route
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 223 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 223 National Cycle Network
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Woking and Egham link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Windsor Great Park permitted cycle route (daylight hours only) Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal Towpath Mountain bike route ▾
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
21,078 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,078 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Wren · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Carrion Crow Corvus corone Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Magpie Pica pica Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Whitethroat Curruca communis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Nuthatch Sitta europaea Stock Dove Columba oenas Skylark Alauda arvensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Coal Tit Periparus ater Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Common Pipistrelle
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Adder · Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 33 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Large Red Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Field Grasshopper · Carabus arvensis · Western Conifer Seed Bug +28
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Carabus arvensis Carabus arvensis Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,078 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Wren · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Carrion Crow Corvus corone Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Magpie Pica pica Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Whitethroat Curruca communis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Nuthatch Sitta europaea Stock Dove Columba oenas Skylark Alauda arvensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Coal Tit Periparus ater Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Common Pipistrelle
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Adder · Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 33 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Large Red Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Field Grasshopper · Carabus arvensis · Western Conifer Seed Bug +28
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Carabus arvensis Carabus arvensis Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Cheilosia bergenstammi Cheilosia bergenstammi
Cheilosia bergenstammi Cheilosia bergenstammi
Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus
Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus
Oxythyrea funesta Oxythyrea funesta
Oxythyrea funesta Oxythyrea funesta
Face Fly Musca autumnalis
Face Fly Musca autumnalis
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Green Drake Ephemera danica
Green Drake Ephemera danica
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
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