Nature
At Knowle Meadow, we want you to enjoy nature and wildlife. We have planted hundreds of trees and dedicated areas for wildflower meadows to flourish. Here's what you may experience when you visit
Fauna
Keep an eye out for:
Roe Deer, who love to amble through the meadow;
Rabbits en masse;
Barn Owls and their distinctive call;
Bats, whizzing around at night;
Hazel dormice, if you look closely;
Pheasants, who you will hear (!) and see;
Nuthatches, seeking out their grub;
Greater-spotted Woodpeckers and European Green Woodpeckers;
Long tailed tits;
and many more!
Flora
Knowle Meadow is enclosed by mature trees including an enormous walnut, magnificent beech, copper beech, oak, elder, scotch pine, hazel, hornbeam, and field maple.
Three sections of wildflower meadows have been carefully curated to support native wildlife and to delight. The wildflowers include campion, wild carrot, catchfly, cowslip, ox-eye daisy, foxgloves, bluebells, knapweed, musk mallow, sorrel, St John's-wort, yarrow and yellow rattle. The meadows have been planted to support declining perennial wildflowers. Although not always as showy as their annual counterparts, the perennials provide an important habitat and will continue to improve year on year.