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Brinning Copse

23 ha
WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome23 ha

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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Chaffinch +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Chaffinch +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Sweet Chestnut, Bifid Hemp-nettle +12 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Gatekeeper +149 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Gatekeeper +149 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Pimpernel, Pedunculate Oak, Sweet Chestnut +97 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Pimpernel, Pedunculate Oak, Sweet Chestnut +97 more · last seen 2022

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tedbury Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeRef TEDLocal walking route
Dunsford to Exeter WayWalking route
Named routeRef DEWRegional walking route
Dunsford to Moretonhampstead TrailWalking route
Named routeRef DMTRegional walking route
River Teign WalkWalking route
Named routeRef RTWRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Exeter to Okehampton LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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