Woodland plantation near Knapton
1 ha
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.97108, -1.14519
Open directionsv
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
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Centenary WayWalking route134 km▾
Named routeLength 134 kmRegional walking route
Ebor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Foss WalkWalking route▾
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Millennium WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Jorvic WayWalking route104 km▾
Named routeLength 104 kmRegional walking route
86 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 665Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 665National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 658Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 658National Cycle Network
Orbital RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef OrbitalRound tripLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
45,447 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
45,447 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Great Tit · Dunnock +28
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects12 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Trioza centranthi · Pegomya flavifrons · Unaspis euonymi · Green Shieldbug +7
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Pegomya flavifronsPegomya flavifrons
- Unaspis euonymiUnaspis euonymi
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
🌿Plants14 species
winterspring
2026▾
Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia +9
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
45,447 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Great Tit · Dunnock +28
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects12 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Trioza centranthi · Pegomya flavifrons · Unaspis euonymi · Green Shieldbug +7
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Pegomya flavifronsPegomya flavifrons
- Unaspis euonymiUnaspis euonymi
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
🌿Plants14 species
winterspring
2026▾
Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia +9
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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