Kercombe Copse - Broadleaved woodland
20 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome20 ha
Getting here
50.77855, -3.20831
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
- 🐕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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
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
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
East Devon WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EDWListed length 61kmRegional walking route
Otter Valley WalkWalking route20 km▾
Named routeRef OVWLength 20 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Coleridge LinkWalking route14.5 km▾
A circular route in the Otter Valley.
Named routeRef COLLength 14.5 kmLocal walking route
Orange WayWalking route560 km▾
Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route
Exeter to Honiton WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EXHONRegional walking route
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Wildlife to spot
2,748 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,748 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwallow · Pied Wagtail · Blackbird · Robin · Carrion Crow +46
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RavenCorvus corax
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Doves, pigeonsColumbidae2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- GadwallMareca strepera2023
- Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes2023
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
🦌Mammals4 species
springautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2022
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects57 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Syrphus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Batman Hoverfly · Syritta pipiens · Eristalis pertinax +52
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,748 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwallow · Pied Wagtail · Blackbird · Robin · Carrion Crow +46
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RavenCorvus corax
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Doves, pigeonsColumbidae2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- GadwallMareca strepera2023
- Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes2023
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
🦌Mammals4 species
springautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2022
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects57 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Syrphus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Batman Hoverfly · Syritta pipiens · Eristalis pertinax +52
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
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