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Knowle Brake

58 ha

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome58 ha

Getting here

51.18486, -3.50928

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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
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕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
Walking trails

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Forest walks

4 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Dartford Warbler, Herring Gull, Mallard +89 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Dartford Warbler, Herring Gull, Mallard +89 more · last seen 2026

Free

Hiking

4 marked walking trails; Named hiking route nearby: Macmillan Way West

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Meadow Grasshopper, Speckled Bush-cricket, Green Shieldbug +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
King Charles III England Coast Path: Brean Down to MineheadWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Selworthy Circular Pink Route, Holnicote EstateWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Selworthy and Bury Castle circular walkWalking route4.8 km
Named routeLength 4.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Webber's Post wanderWalking route1.6 km
Named routeLength 1.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Bossington Circular Pink Route, Holnicote EstateWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Regional Route 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51Regional cycle route
Minehead to CarhamptonCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route597 m
Named routeRef 51Length 597 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface rocky
N/ACycling route422 m
Named routeRef 51Length 422 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route135 m
Named routeRef 51Length 135 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
N/ACycling route1 km
Named routeRef 51Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface rocky
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Horse riding

17 public paths nearby

Public paths
Roadway Lanebridleway · 1.4 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.4 kmPath type: track
Roadway Lanebridleway · 275 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 275 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hillside path, above Wootton Courtenay

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hillside path, above Wootton Courtenay

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🌱Blenheim GardensUrban park3.5 km→🌱KeepUrban park4.5 km→✦Motte and bailey at Dunster CastleHistoric site4.6 km→🌱King George V Playing FieldUrban park3.4 km→🌱Blenheim GardensUrban park3.5 km→🌱Selworthy GreenUrban park3.9 km→

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