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Knowles Wood

✦ Ancient woodland17 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha

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50.85611, -3.28977

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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 on site — 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 on site — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Western Conifer Seed Bug, Wasp Beetle, Marmalade Hoverfly +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Western Conifer Seed Bug, Wasp Beetle, Marmalade Hoverfly +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Broadhembury Circular WalkWalking route

Named routeRef BCW1Local walking route

Cullompton Honiton WalkWalking route

Named routeRef CHWRegional walking route

Uffculme Village TrailWalking route

Named routeRef UFT

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

BW 41bridleway · 2 km

Public pathbridlewayLength 2 kmPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

13,710 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

13,710 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

spring

2025

Blackbird · Robin · Wren · Goldcrest · Siskin +39

BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SiskinSpinus spinus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
NuthatchSitta europaea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RavenCorvus corax
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
BuzzardButeo buteo
JayGarrulus glandarius
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
SwallowHirundo rustica
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
MagpiePica pica2024
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Barn OwlTyto alba
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
White StorkCiconia ciconia2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius

🐝

Insects3 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Wasp Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Agapanthia villosoviridescens

Wasp BeetleClytus arietis
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,710 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

spring

2025

Blackbird · Robin · Wren · Goldcrest · Siskin +39

BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SiskinSpinus spinus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
NuthatchSitta europaea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RavenCorvus corax
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
BuzzardButeo buteo
JayGarrulus glandarius
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
SwallowHirundo rustica
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
MagpiePica pica2024
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Barn OwlTyto alba
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
White StorkCiconia ciconia2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius

🐝

Insects3 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Wasp Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Agapanthia villosoviridescens

Wasp BeetleClytus arietis
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rhododendron Wood above Knowles Wood

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