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Shipley Windmill – Knepp Estate Lake loop from Shipley

Moderate

4.9

(7)

34

hikers

Shipley Windmill – Knepp Estate Lake loop from Shipley

03:01

11.9km

40m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

212 m

Shipley Windmill

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A lovely old windmill just south of the "main" road through the village. At one stage, it was owned by Hilaire Belloc, the French/British author and historian.

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2

4.16 km

Knepp Wildland Tree Platform

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The Knepp Estate has recently made a name for itself through its rewilding programme, which has introduced free-roaming grazing animals to re-establish natural habitats. In addition, Knepp has long had …

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3

4.45 km

Knepp Wildland

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it muddy as rained the night before.

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4

5.16 km

Treehouse by the Pond

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5

5.62 km

Knepp Wildland is the first major lowland rewilding project in England. It spans 3500 acres and is home to herds of ponies, cattle, pigs and deer as well as an …

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6

6.85 km

Sloe Bushes

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lots of sloes on route

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7

7.11 km

Treehouse Platform

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8.33 km

Newbarn Wood

Forest

9

9.91 km

Knepp Estate Lake

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Since 2001, the Knepp Estate has been a rewilding project. Moving from intensive farming to process which restore and regenerate nature, such as free roaming cattle and deer and wetland …

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11.5 km

Church Wood

Forest

B

11.9 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.36 km

3.24 km

836 m

227 m

189 m

Surfaces

3.97 km

2.88 km

1.78 km

1.49 km

1.41 km

314 m

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Weather

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Tuesday 6 October

15°C

8°C

95 %

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Comments

March 2, 2026,🦊Shipley Windmill – Knepp Estate Lake loop from Shipley
Definitely one for the drier seasons. Very very wet underfoot
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