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Battledown Copse

8 ha

📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

50.85907, -4.19781

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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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — House Sparrow, Jackdaw, Blackbird +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Sparrow, Jackdaw, Blackbird +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Large White, Orange-tip +27 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Speckled Wood, Large White, Orange-tip +27 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Spanish Bluebell · last seen 2017; Plants — Bluebell, Spanish Bluebell · last seen 2017

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
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Cycling

30 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

Battledown, road junction

📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Battledown, road junction

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⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds1.6 km→⛪Black Torrington Methodist ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→⛪Lake Methodist ChurchReligious grounds800 m→⛪Rowden Methodist ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→

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