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Ball Copse

✦ Ancient woodland87 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome87 ha

Getting here

50.85530, -4.17472

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tawny Owl, Blue Tit, Blackbird +52 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Tawny Owl, Blue Tit, Blackbird +52 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Atlantic Ivy, Bramble +94 more · last seen 2019

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Hazel, Pedunculate Oak +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Peacock, Gatekeeper, Painted Lady +150 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Peacock, Gatekeeper, Painted Lady +150 more · last seen 2019

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Hatherleigh CircularWalking route
Named routeRef HC
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Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 3 Link RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Tarka TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route552 m
Named routeRef 27Length 552 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Parish boundary, Upcott Wood

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Parish boundary, Upcott Wood

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⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.8 km→⛪Black Torrington Methodist ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→⛪St Petrock's ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→⛪Petrockstowe Methodist ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→⛪Lake Methodist ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→

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