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Babbycleave Copse

13 ha

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

50.75357, -3.96295

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Sorrel, Blackthorn, Bramble +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yorkshire-fog, Creeping Buttercup, Red Clover +182 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Yorkshire-fog, Creeping Buttercup, Red Clover +182 more · last seen 2022

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Large White, Gatekeeper +29 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Gatekeeper +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Cresponea premnea, Polycauliona candelaria s. str., Parmelia saxatilis s. lat. +2 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Cresponea premnea, Polycauliona candelaria s. str., Parmelia saxatilis s. lat. +2 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
West Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
Taw Teign LinkWalking route
Named routeRef TTLRegional walking route
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Cycling

40 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Exeter to Okehampton LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Granite WayCycling route
Named route
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field and Berryball Copse

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field and Berryball Copse

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Simmons ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Simmons ParkUrban park3.4 km→✦Boundary stone 110m north west of St Mary's ChurchHistoric site3.4 km→🦉OLD TOWN PARKNature reserve4.1 km→⛪St Boniface's Roman Catholic ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→

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