Deal Copse - Broadleaved woodland
48 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome48 ha
Getting here
50.59364, -3.76750
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Lowland fens priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
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
Moretonhampstead North Bovey CircularWalking route▾
Named routeRef MNBLocal cycle route
16 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 route189 m▾
Named routeRef 272Length 189 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route546 m▾
Named routeRef 272Length 546 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
13 public paths nearby
Public paths
Becka Brook Clapper Bridgebridleway · 2 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 2 mSurface rockPath type: bridleway
Becka Brook Clapper Bridgebridleway · 2 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 2 mSurface rockPath type: bridleway
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Manaton: near Greator Rocks
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Wildlife to spot
12,590 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,590 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit +38
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects13 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Common Hawker · Eristalis tenax · Minotaur Beetle · Cheilosia albipila · Violet Oil-beetle +8
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Cheilosia albipilaCheilosia albipila
- Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,590 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit +38
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects13 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Common Hawker · Eristalis tenax · Minotaur Beetle · Cheilosia albipila · Violet Oil-beetle +8
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Cheilosia albipilaCheilosia albipila
- Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bloody-nosed Beetle
Bloody-nosed Beetle
Timarcha tenebricosa2025
Timarcha tenebricosa2025
EristalisEristalis2025EristalisEristalis2025Galeruca tanacetiGaleruca tanaceti2025Galeruca tanacetiGaleruca tanaceti2025Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus2025Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus2025Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2025Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2025Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.2025Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.2025Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2025Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2025