Great Knott Wood

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Looking down over lake with boats on it and wooded hillsides in the background

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About this wood

Great Knott Wood covers 34 hectares on the south west shore of Lake Windermere, within the Lake District National Park in the County of Cumbria. The wood is just north of Newby Bridge, occupying an east and north-facing outcrop below Summer House Knott; between Newby Bridge and Finsthwaite, in the village of Lakeside. This location, at the southern end of Lake Windermere, has one of the highest densities of woodland cover anywhere in northern England, much of which is ancient woodland.

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Great Knott Wood

Size:
42.01 ha (103.81 acres)
Near:
Lakeside, Windermere, Cumbria
Grid ref:
SD374873
OS map sheets:
  • OS Landranger 96
  • OS Landranger 97
  • Explorer 7
  • Outdoor Leisure 7

NP, ASNW, PAWS, PAWS

Features:

  • Parking nearby
  • Good views
  • Waymarked walk
  • Mainly mixed woodland
  • Special wildlife interest
  • Well worth a visit
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