Knolton Wood - Conifer woodland
1 ha
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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.95956, -2.97081
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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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Maelor WayWalking route39 km▾
Named routeLength 39 kmRegional walking route
Llwybr Clawdd WatWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 455Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 455National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route7.1 km▾
Named routeRef 455Length 7.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
1,719 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,719 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springautumn
2025▾
Tawny Owl · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +41
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2019
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2019
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2019
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2019
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2019
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2019
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2019
🦌Mammals4 species
springautumn
2022▾
Hedgehog · Badger · Otter · Red Fox
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- BadgerMeles meles2019
- OtterLutra lutra2017
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2017
Hydropsyche fulvipes · Wormaldia occipitalis · Agapetus fuscipes · Beraea maurus · Lepidostoma basale +32
- Hydropsyche fulvipesHydropsyche fulvipes2023
- Wormaldia occipitalisWormaldia occipitalis2023
- Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes2023
- Beraea maurusBeraea maurus2023
- Lepidostoma basaleLepidostoma basale2019
- Plectrocnemia brevis
Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Woodruff · Great Wood-rush · Lemanea +9
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- WoodruffGalium odoratum2021
- Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2021
- LemaneaLemanea2017
- Brook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatile2017
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,719 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springautumn
2025▾
Tawny Owl · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +41
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2019
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2019
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2019
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2019
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2019
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2019
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2019
🦌Mammals4 species
springautumn
2022▾
Hedgehog · Badger · Otter · Red Fox
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- BadgerMeles meles2019
- OtterLutra lutra2017
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2017
Hydropsyche fulvipes · Wormaldia occipitalis · Agapetus fuscipes · Beraea maurus · Lepidostoma basale +32
- Hydropsyche fulvipesHydropsyche fulvipes2023
- Wormaldia occipitalisWormaldia occipitalis2023
- Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes2023
- Beraea maurusBeraea maurus2023
- Lepidostoma basaleLepidostoma basale2019
- Plectrocnemia brevis
Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Woodruff · Great Wood-rush · Lemanea +9
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- WoodruffGalium odoratum2021
- Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2021
- LemaneaLemanea2017
- Brook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatile2017
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Plectrocnemia brevis2019
Plectrocnemia brevis2019
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