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Knapps Wood

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

50.34226, -4.06812

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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
  • 🌿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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Blackbird, Robin +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Blackbird, Robin +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Bristly Oxtongue +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Yorkshire-fog, Broad-leaved Willowherb, Taraxacum agg. +101 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Helophilus pendulus, Harlequin Ladybird +33 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Helophilus pendulus, Harlequin Ladybird +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
West Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 36: Plymouth to Wembury Point)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (section 37 Newton Ferrers to Bigbury on Sea)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Erme-Plym TrailWalking route27 km
Named routeRef EPTLength 27 kmRegional walking route
Plymouth City TrailWalking route
Named routeRef PCTLocal walking route
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Cycling

97 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 2 linkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN 27 linkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
NCN28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Riverside cycle trail at SaltramCycling route3.2 km

Perfect for families, young children, and those new to cycling, the terrain is largely flat with one steep hill.

Named routeLength 3.2 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal cycle route
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

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Knapps Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱SaltramUrban park4.2 km→✦SALTRAM HOUSEHistoric site4.3 km→🌱SaltramUrban park4.4 km→🌱Tothill ParkUrban park5 km→🌱King George V Memorial Playing FieldsUrban park2.5 km→🌱Sherford Country ParkUrban park2.6 km→

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