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Ash Copse

✦ Ancient woodland30 ha

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome30 ha

Getting here

50.89213, -3.55117

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tawny Owl, Blue Tit, Great Tit +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Blue Tit, Great Tit +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Sycamore, Alder +165 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Beech, Hawthorn, Hazel +20 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Peacock +109 more · last seen 2024; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Counties WayWalking route90 km

A long distance walk of 56 miles (90km) from Taunton to Starcross on the Exe estuary.

Named routeRef TCWLength 90 kmRegional walking route
Exe Valley WayWalking route
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
Tiverton Tree TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTTLocal walking route
Tiverton & Cullompton CircularWalking route
Named routeRef TCCRegional walking route
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
UK:National Cycle Network - west boundCycling route
Named routeRef 3National Cycle Network
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 3Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route30 m
Named routeRef 3Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface blocks
Main RouteCycling route409 m
Named routeRef 3Length 409 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route844 m
Named routeRef 3Length 844 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Little Dart River in Nethercleave Copse

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Little Dart River in Nethercleave Copse

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Westexe Recreation GroundUrban park4 km→🌱People's ParkUrban park4.9 km→✦An Iron Age defended settlement and associated cultivation terraces 230m south west of Cadeleigh CourtHistoric site4.2 km→⛪St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→✦The Great House, Peter StreetHistoric site4.5 km→🌱Peoples ParkUrban park4.9 km→

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