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The Knoll

2 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.13988, -1.21812

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

7 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 — House Sparrow, Mallard, Mute Swan +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — House Sparrow, Mallard, Mute Swan +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Syrphus, Eristalis nemorum, Lesser Marsh Grasshopper +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Syrphus, Eristalis nemorum, Lesser Marsh Grasshopper +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route

Named route

Meden TrailWalking route

Named route

Skegby TrailWalking route

Named route

Robin Hood WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Three Centres TrailWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Skegby TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Teversal TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route428 m

Named routeRef 6Length 428 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth

Main RouteCycling route201 m

Named routeRef 6Length 201 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth

Wildlife to spot

29,300 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

29,300 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

winter

2026

House Sparrow · Mallard · Mute Swan · Blue Tit · Canada Goose +41

House SparrowPasser domesticus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
CootFulica atra2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great TitParus major2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Aythya hybridAythya hybrid sp.2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

29,300 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

winter

2026

House Sparrow · Mallard · Mute Swan · Blue Tit · Canada Goose +41

House SparrowPasser domesticus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
CootFulica atra2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great TitParus major2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Aythya hybridAythya hybrid sp.2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

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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