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Knowle Plantation - Woodland plantation

26 ha

📷 Martin Bodman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome26 ha

Getting here

50.71511, -4.10973

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
West Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
Two Castles TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TCTRegional walking route
The Packhorse TrailWalking route
Named routeRef BCPLocal walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Granite WayCycling route
Named route
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route5.9 km
Named routeRef 27Length 5.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route596 m
Named routeRef 27Length 596 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Pegasus TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sourton: near Oakley

📷 Martin Bodman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sourton: near Oakley

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Bridget's ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→✦Civil War redoubt 750m south east of East LinnacombeHistoric site3.5 km→✦Sourton Down Cross, 360m north east of Aliceford FarmHistoric site3.6 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→⛪St Thomas À Becket's ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→⛪Boasley Methodist ChurchReligious grounds1.4 km→

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