Knightwood Oak
Visit the largest oak tree in the New Forest on this short, accessible walk. You start off at the Knightwood Oak car park and follow a nice gravel path to the impressive tree. It's over 500 years old, has a girth of 7.38 metres (24.2 ft) and is still growing!
The Knightwood Oak trail is located just a few miles west of Lyndhurst. You could extend your walk by trying the New Forest Reptile Centre Trail which is less than a mile away. You could follow our Lyndhurst Circular Walk to visit the centre and the lovely Bolderwood Deer Sanctuary.
Postcode
SO43 7NH - Please note: Postcode may be approximate for some rural locationsKnightwood Oak Ordnance Survey Map 
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Further Information and Other Local Ideas
To the north of the oak you'll find the Warwickslade Cutting where there is a pretty stream and more nice trails.
For more walking ideas in the area see the New Forest Walks page.
Cycle Routes and Walking Routes Nearby
Photos
The Eagle Oak, Knightwood Inclosure. This oak is one of the largest in the New Forest. In 1810 a New Forest Keeper shot the last Sea Eagle from its branches.
Knightwood Oak in early September. The Oak has been surrounded by a picket fence. Whatever its intended purpose, it has prevented ponies from grazing around the base of the tree and various samplings and bushes have had the chance to grow.
The Deputy Surveyor's Oak. The plaque reads: "This tree, a sapling from the Knightwood Oak, has been planted to commemorate the contribution and dedication in the management of the New Forest by Donn Small, Forestry Commission Deputy Surveyor 1971-1983".
Coniferous trees in the Knightwood Inclosure. A typical scene within the Inclosure: conifer plantations separated by tracks, some of which are designated off-road cycling routes. According to Terry Heathcote's "Discovering the New Forest", the last white-tailed eagle in the Forest was shot in this grid square in 1810.
Warwickslade Cutting, the new stream flows. Located just north of the oak.
Silver birch on the edge of Brinken Wood, New Forest. These silver birch trees are typically found on the edges of open woodland as they are quick to take seed and grow. The path from the footbridge over the Warwickslade Cutting leads northeast through the wood to the footbridge over Highland Water.