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Fishpond Copse - Woodland

7 ha

📷 Sarah Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

50.79616, -3.23386

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿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

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
East Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef EDWListed length 61kmRegional walking route
Otter Valley WalkWalking route20 km
Named routeRef OVWLength 20 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Broadhembury Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeRef BCW1Local walking route
Orange WayWalking route560 km
Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route
Exeter to Honiton WayWalking route
Named routeRef EXHONRegional walking route
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
N/ACycling route46 m
Named routeLength 46 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route481 m
Named routeLength 481 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route148 m
Named routeLength 148 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route152 m
Named routeRef 248Length 152 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route129 m
Named routeRef 248Length 129 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route99 m
Named routeRef 248Length 99 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Tape Lanebyway open to all traffic · 602 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 602 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A giant perhaps - Deer Park Buckerell

📷 Sarah Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A giant perhaps - Deer Park Buckerell

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Medieval motte and baileyHistoric site900 m→🌱Queen Elizabeth 2nd parkUrban park3.3 km→✦Hembury FortHistoric site3.3 km→🌱Mountbatten ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Deer Park Country HouseUrban park200 m→🌱St Mary and St Giles ChurchUrban park800 m→

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