The Animals of Great Knelle Wood
- an Ancient Woodland in the High Weald
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The obvious animals of Great Knelle Wood are the mammals : the deer, badgers, grey squirrels and even wild boar. However, there are ponds and streams in the wood so there are certainly amphibians and perhaps some fish to go with the reptiles. Reptiles and amphibians that have been seen include Grass Snake, Common Frog and Palmate Newt. And then there are the invertebrates ....and we have kept the birds and the insects separate of course.
In early July John saw the first fawn of 2012 in Knelle Wood South :