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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome24 ha
Getting here
50.74994, -3.19774
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Best for
6 activities🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
🧺Picnic day out
Moderate match
Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
East Devon WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EDWListed length 61kmRegional walking route
Coleridge LinkWalking route14.5 km▾
A circular route in the Otter Valley.
Named routeRef COLLength 14.5 kmLocal walking route
Orange WayWalking route560 km▾
Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route
Exeter to Honiton WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EXHONRegional walking route
Cullompton Honiton WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef CHWRegional walking route
10 public paths nearby
Public paths
Starcombe Lanebridleway · 1.1 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmPath type: service
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
The East Devon Way through Knapp Copse
Photos
The East Devon Way through Knapp Copse
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
7,187 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,187 records · NBN AtlasBlackcap · Pied Wagtail · Chaffinch · Robin · Raven
+48 more speciesHide species list
All 53 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great TitParus major2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Dartford WarblerCurruca undata2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus2025
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Adder
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025Common Frog
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Bloody-nosed Beetle · Sericomyia silentis · Common Burying Beetle · Alder Leaf Beetle
+29 more speciesHide species list
All 34 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025
- Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025
- Common Burying BeetleNicrophorus vespillo2025
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,187 records · NBN AtlasBlackcap · Pied Wagtail · Chaffinch · Robin · Raven
+48 more speciesHide species list
All 53 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great TitParus major2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Dartford WarblerCurruca undata2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus2025
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Adder
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025Common Frog
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Bloody-nosed Beetle · Sericomyia silentis · Common Burying Beetle · Alder Leaf Beetle
+29 more speciesHide species list
All 34 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025
- Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025
- Common Burying BeetleNicrophorus vespillo2025
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas