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Blatchworthy Copse

✦ Ancient woodland59 ha

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeSeasonalForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome59 ha

Getting here

50.95337, -3.56967

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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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hazel, Hawthorn, Broad Buckler-fern +198 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Hawthorn, Common Sorrel +32 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Nuthatch, Great Spotted Woodpecker +23 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Nuthatch, Great Spotted Woodpecker +23 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Peacock +192 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Peacock +192 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Exe Valley WayWalking route
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
Dipford Lanepublic footpath · 589 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 589 mSurface gravelPath type: service
Dipford Lanepublic footpath · 134 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 134 mPath type: service
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Rifton Lanebridleway · 522 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 522 mPath type: track
Rifton Lanebridleway · 1.3 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.3 kmPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Mid Devon : Rifton Wood

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Mid Devon : Rifton Wood

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🌱Rackenford CommonUrban park4.8 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→⛪All Saint's ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→⛪St Margaret's ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→

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