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Woodhays Copse - Broadleaved woodland

20 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

ForagingWildlifeBirds
Free entryDogs welcome20 ha

Getting here

50.77314, -3.95441

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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
Parking

Best for

5 activities

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
West Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
Taw Teign LinkWalking route
Named routeRef TTLRegional walking route
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Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Granite WayCycling route
Named route
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route529 m
Named routeRef 27Length 529 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field by Willow Tree Farm

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field by Willow Tree Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱War Memorial ParkUrban park4.9 km→✦Roman forts, marching camps and associated monumentsHistoric site4.1 km→⚽North Tawton War Memorial ParkPlaying field4.9 km→🐄Farmer Luxton’s Farm ShopVisitor farm3.7 km→✦Two bowl barrows 200m north east of Newland CrossHistoric site3.9 km→✦Churchyard cross 4m south of Honeychurch churchHistoric site4 km→

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