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Goosepool Copse - Broadleaved woodland

9 ha

📷 Pierre Terre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

50.45244, -3.85700

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach, toilets nearby

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· PaidToilets

Best for

9 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Family friendly

toilets

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Abbot's WayWalking route
Named routeRef AWRegional walking route
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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Route 272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
NCN272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Forder LaneCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km
Named routeRef 2Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Dartmoor Way & South Brent Bridleway 25bridleway · 526 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 526 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Dartmoor Way & South Brent Bridleway 26bridleway · 982 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 982 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

River Avon above Shipley Bridge

📷 Pierre Terre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

River Avon above Shipley Bridge

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Sanderspool Cross Recreation AreaUrban park3.6 km→🌱South Brent AllotmentsUrban park3 km→✦Stone RowHistoric site4.1 km→✦Hut circles and two enclosures on Dean Moor, near River AvonHistoric site2.8 km→✦SettlementsHistoric site2.9 km→⛪St Petrock's ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→

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