Chudleigh Knighton Heath

About this route

Chudleigh Knighton Heath is a Devon Wildlife Trust reserve. It is a heathland mosaic of gorse, heather and grassland. This was once the landscape which stretched for miles across what is known locally as the Bovey Basin. Today, the nature reserve is a reminder of what has been lost and also acts as a vital heathland home to some special wildlife.

Getting Around
Facilities
Dogs on lead. Parking nearby.
Terrain
Terrain is rough and wet in places. The Ant Trail uses paths which are uneven and may be wet in places.
Accessibility

Interesting information

In May 2016 Devon Wildlife Trust and Hennock Parish Council opened an ‘Ant Trail’. This leads visitors on a circular route through the reserve and back to the nearby village of Chudleigh Knighton.

The trail is named after the reserve’s most famous local resident: the narrow-headed ant. Chudleigh Knighton is the only place in England in which the ant is still found.

You can explore more in this area

Photo of Stover Country Park Visitor Centre
3.5miles/
5.6kms

Stover Trail

The Stover Trail is a mostly traffic-free route which connects Newton Abbot to Bovey Tracey.  This flat, mostly off-road family
Photo of gorse flowers

Bovey Heathfield

Bovey Heathfield is a remnant of lowland heathland that was once much more common in the area. It has suffered
Photo of a trail through woodland at Yarner Woods

East Dartmoor woods and heaths

The East Dartmoor woods and heaths is a National Nature Reserve consisting of three adjacent sites – Yarner Woods, Trendlebere
Photo of gorse flowers

Bovey Heathfield

Bovey Heathfield is a remnant of lowland heathland that was once much more common in the area. It has suffered
Photo of a trail through woodland at Yarner Woods

East Dartmoor woods and heaths

The East Dartmoor woods and heaths is a National Nature Reserve consisting of three adjacent sites – Yarner Woods, Trendlebere
Photo of a trail through woodland at Yarner Woods

East Dartmoor woods and heaths

The East Dartmoor woods and heaths is a National Nature Reserve consisting of three adjacent sites – Yarner Woods, Trendlebere