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Clark's Copse

1 ha

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

50.65937, -3.59676

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Siskin
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Siskin
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Chaffinch, Siskin, Robin +70 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Chaffinch, Siskin, Robin +70 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Violet Oil-beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Eristalis pertinax +26 more · last seen 2025

Foraging

Good match

Varies

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Forest walks

Moderate match

Free

Public woodland

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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10 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Exeter Green CircleWalking route▾

Named routeRef EGCLocal walking route

Dunsford to Exeter WayWalking route▾

Named routeRef DEWRegional walking route

Orange WayWalking route560 km▾

Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route

Raptor TrailWalking route▾

Named routeRef RTLocal walking route

Butterfly TrailWalking route▾

Named routeRef BTLocal walking route

Footbath to Dunchideock or Haldon Forestpublic footpath · 32 m▾

Public pathpublic footpathLength 32 mPath type: footway

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Mountain biking

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5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ridge Ride Trail (Red - Difficult)Mountain bike route▾

Named routeRef Ridge Ride Red

Discovery Trail (Green - Easy)Mountain bike route▾

Named routeRef Discovery - green easy

Ridge Ride Extreme (Black - Severe)Mountain bike route▾

Named routeRef Ridge Ride BlackLocal cycle route

Spicers Trail (Blue - moderate)Mountain bike route▾

Named routeRef Spicers - blue moderate

Kiddens Trail (Blue - moderate)Mountain bike route▾

Named routeRef Kiddens Trail (Blue - moderate)

Wildlife to spot

11,323 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

11,323 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds73 species

winter

2026

Chaffinch · Siskin · Robin · Coal Tit · Blue Tit

+68 more species

All 73 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024

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Mammals2 species

winterspring

2025

Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel

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Reptiles1 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Lizard

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Amphibians1 species

winter

2024

Frog

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Insects29 species

springautumn

2025

Violet Oil-beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis pertinax · Dark Bush-cricket · Glow-worm

+24 more species

All 29 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Meliscaeva cinctella

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,323 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds73 species

winter

2026

Chaffinch · Siskin · Robin · Coal Tit · Blue Tit

+68 more species

All 73 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterspring

2025

Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Lizard

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2024

Frog

🐝

Insects29 species

springautumn

2025

Violet Oil-beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis pertinax · Dark Bush-cricket · Glow-worm

+24 more species

All 29 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Meliscaeva cinctella

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Westwood Farm

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Photos

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Westwood Farm

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Facilities

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Parking

1 nearby · 457m

Free entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Cantonteign EstateUrban park4.5 km→🌱Summer Meadow & Kitchen GardenUrban park4 km→✦Peamore Park (that part to the west of the A379)Historic site4.9 km→⛪St George's ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→🐄Taverner's Farm ShopVisitor farm4 km→

Nearby reservoirs

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Kiddens

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