Knox Wood Wildlife Centre
Plan your visit
🐄Farms🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
Public accessPaid entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.85176, -3.09992
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Blackbird
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- 🐾Knox Wood Wildlife Centre on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Blackbird
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- 🐾Knox Wood Wildlife Centre on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
🐄Farm visits
Very strong match
Zoo or animal collection
Varies
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Eristalis pertinax, Small Tortoiseshell +34 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Hemlock Water-dropwort, Spanish Bluebell · last seen 2021
Free
Photos
Peacock and other birds, Knoxwood wildlife centre
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Wildlife to spot
1,658 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,658 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreylag Goose · Canada Goose · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Dunnock +4
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Germander Speedwell · Field Horsetail · Prickly Sow-thistle · Greater Plantain · Spear Thistle +148
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
- Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,658 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreylag Goose · Canada Goose · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Dunnock +4
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Germander Speedwell · Field Horsetail · Prickly Sow-thistle · Greater Plantain · Spear Thistle +148
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
- Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas