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Horridge Copse - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland19 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Free entryDogs welcome19 ha

Getting here

50.55610, -3.74010

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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

6 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Templer WayWalking route
Named routeRef TWRegional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Yarner Wood Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeRef YWLocal walking route
Liverton CircularWalking route
Named routeRef LC
Great Plantation LoopWalking route
Named routeRef GPLLocal walking route
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Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wray Valley TrailCycling route
Named routeRef WVTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route31 m
Named routeRef 272Length 31 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route189 m
Named routeRef 272Length 189 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field near Horridge

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field near Horridge

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→✦Coaxial fields, prehistoric settlements and cairns on Halshanger and Horridge Commons, forming part of the Rippon Tor coaxial field systemHistoric site1.6 km→🐄Granny Pat's Farm ShopVisitor farm3.7 km→✦Foale's Arrishes, huts and fields, Blackslade DownHistoric site3.5 km→⚽Ashburton Cricket ClubPlaying field3.7 km→🌱Little MeadowUrban park4.7 km→

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