Hunland Copse - Broadleaved woodland
15 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome15 ha
Getting here
50.49299, -3.69743
Open directionsv
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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
John Musgrave Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef JMHTRegional walking route
Torbay Totnes Trail (3T)Walking route▾
Named routeRef TTTLocal walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Orange WayWalking route560 km▾
Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route
Buckfastleigh to Totnes TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef BTTRegional walking route
25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
NCN272Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
A383 cycle routeCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route42 m▾
Named routeRef 272Length 42 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route182 m▾
Named routeRef 272Length 182 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Photos
Woodland track near Beacon Hill
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Wildlife to spot
4,729 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,729 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds5 species
winterspring
2025▾
Wigeon · Cirl Bunting · Mallard · House Sparrow · Greenfinch
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
🦌Mammals1 species
winterspring
2025▾
Grey Seal
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Rutpela maculata · Violet Oil-beetle · Oil Beetle
- Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata
- Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus
- Oil BeetleMeloe
Lilac Fibrecap · Deceiver · Torth Felen · Candlesnuff Fungus · King Alfred's Cakes +123
- Lilac FibrecapInocybe lilacina
- DeceiverLaccaria laccata
- Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
- King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
- Inky MushroomAgaricus moelleri
- Porcelain FungusMucidula mucida
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,729 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds5 species
winterspring
2025▾
Wigeon · Cirl Bunting · Mallard · House Sparrow · Greenfinch
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
🦌Mammals1 species
winterspring
2025▾
Grey Seal
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Rutpela maculata · Violet Oil-beetle · Oil Beetle
- Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata
- Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus
- Oil BeetleMeloe
Lilac Fibrecap · Deceiver · Torth Felen · Candlesnuff Fungus · King Alfred's Cakes +123
- Lilac FibrecapInocybe lilacina
- DeceiverLaccaria laccata
- Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
- King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
- Inky MushroomAgaricus moelleri
- Porcelain FungusMucidula mucida
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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