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Knighton Plantation

6 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

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52.84212, -2.36470

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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
🅿️Parking 469m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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
🅿️Parking 469m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral +15 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral +15 more · last seen 2019

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 552Cycling route

Named routeRef 552National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route6.6 km

Named routeRef 552Length 6.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route307 m

Named routeRef 552Length 307 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route164 m

Named routeRef 552Length 164 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route6.9 km

Named routeRef 552Length 6.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route879 m

Named routeRef 552Length 879 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

1,322 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,322 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Carrion Crow · Buzzard · Stock Dove · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +50

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BuzzardButeo buteo
Stock DoveColumba oenas
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SwallowHirundo rustica
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RobinErithacus rubecula
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
RookCorvus frugilegus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
CootFulica atra
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GadwallMareca strepera
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava flavissima
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RavenCorvus corax2024

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Mammals2 species

winterautumn

2026

Mole · Brown Hare

MoleTalpa europaea
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,322 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Carrion Crow · Buzzard · Stock Dove · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +50

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BuzzardButeo buteo
Stock DoveColumba oenas
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SwallowHirundo rustica
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RobinErithacus rubecula
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
RookCorvus frugilegus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
CootFulica atra
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GadwallMareca strepera
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava flavissima
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RavenCorvus corax2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterautumn

2026

Mole · Brown Hare

MoleTalpa europaea
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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