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Green Knowe

99 ha

📷 Russel Wills · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome99 ha

Getting here

55.42131, -2.05903

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Barn Owl, Chaffinch, Raven +87 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Chaffinch, Raven +87 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Meadow Waxcap, Heath Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap +25 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Meadow Waxcap, Heath Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap +25 more · last seen 2016

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route21 m
Named routeRef 68Length 21 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route10.2 km
Named routeRef 68Length 10.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km
Named routeRef 68Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

17 public paths nearby

Public paths
Salter's Roadbyway open to all traffic · 136 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 136 mPath type: service
Salter's Roadrestricted byway · 84 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 84 mPath type: service
Salter's Roadrestricted byway · 2.7 km
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 2.7 kmPath type: path
Salter's Roadrestricted byway · 6 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 6 mPath type: bridleway
Salter's Roadrestricted byway · 3 km
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 3 kmPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sheep pens on Scaud Knowe

📷 Russel Wills · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sheep pens on Scaud Knowe

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✦Ingram Farm: prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, agricultural and funerary remainsHistoric site4.3 km→✦Greaves Ash campHistoric site2.2 km→✦Alnamsheles medieval settlement, 600m west of AlnhammoorHistoric site1.2 km→✦Round cairn 830m SSE of EwartlyHistoric site1.4 km→✦Univallate hillfort, Romano-British enclosed settlement and medieval farmstead, 224m north west of ChestersHistoric site2.2 km→✦EnclosureHistoric site2.2 km→

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