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Knowle Wood - Conifer woodland

9 ha

📷 Neil Owen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

51.33002, -2.79048

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

6 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: Limestone Link

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 35 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Samaritans Way South WestWalking route166 km
Named routeLength 166 kmRegional walking route
West Mendip WayWalking route48 km
Named routeRef WMWLength 48 kmRegional walking route
The Butcombe TrailWalking route74 km
Named routeRef BUTLength 74 kmRegional walking route
The Mendip TrailWalking route
Named routeRef MTRegional walking route
Two Rivers WayWalking route32 km

Congresbury to Keynsham

Named routeRef 2RWLength 32 kmRegional walking route
Jews Lanepublic footpath · 323 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 323 mPath type: service
Doleberrowpublic footpath · 93 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 93 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Strawberry LineCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 26Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route66 m
Named routeRef 26Length 66 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route113 m
Named routeRef 26Length 113 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route115 m
Named routeRef 26Length 115 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

17 public paths nearby

Public paths
The Batchrestricted byway · 109 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 109 mSurface groundPath type: track
The Batchrestricted byway · 651 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 651 mSurface groundPath type: track
The Batchrestricted byway · 246 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 246 mSurface groundPath type: unclassified
Lyncombe Lanebridleway · 472 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 472 mPath type: track
Doleberrowbridleway · 184 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 184 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A small pond on Dolebury Batch

📷 Neil Owen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A small pond on Dolebury Batch

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦World War II bombing decoy complex, anti-aircraft obstructions and Beacon Batch round barrow cemetery on Black DownHistoric site3.7 km→✦WWII bombing decoy complexHistoric site3.7 km→✦Dolebury Camp: a large univallate hillfort and associated and later earthworks on Dolebury WarrenHistoric site300 m→✦Slight univallate hillfort and associated earthworks on Burrington HamHistoric site2.8 km→🦉CHEDDAR VALLEY RAILWAY WALKNature reserve3.6 km→✦Dolebury Hill FortHistoric site300 m→

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