Woodhill Copse - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
50.83247, -3.70456
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 · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
Crediton History TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef CHT
Redvers RambleWalking route▾
Named routeRef RR
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Wildlife to spot
1,544 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,544 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
winterspringsummer
2024▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Jackdaw · House Sparrow · Chaffinch +46
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- MagpiePica pica2021
- SwiftApus apus2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
- NuthatchSitta europaea2021
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2017
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2017
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
- SiskinSpinus spinus2021
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
- Little OwlAthene noctua2018
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2018
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2018
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2018
- RavenCorvus corax2018
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2018
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2018
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2018
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2017
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2017
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2022▾
Rabbit · Roe Deer · Hedgehog
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2021
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects20 species
springsummer
2024▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Small White · Speckled Wood · Scathophaga stercoraria · Harlequin Ladybird +15
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2021
- Small WhitePieris rapae2018
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2022
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Pineappleweed · Wild Teasel · Lotus corniculatus var. sativus
- Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
- PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
- Lotus corniculatus var. sativusLotus corniculatus var. sativus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,544 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
winterspringsummer
2024▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Jackdaw · House Sparrow · Chaffinch +46
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- MagpiePica pica2021
- SwiftApus apus2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
- NuthatchSitta europaea2021
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2017
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2017
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
- SiskinSpinus spinus2021
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
- Little OwlAthene noctua2018
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2018
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2018
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2018
- RavenCorvus corax2018
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2018
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2018
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2018
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2017
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2017
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2022▾
Rabbit · Roe Deer · Hedgehog
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2021
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects20 species
springsummer
2024▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Small White · Speckled Wood · Scathophaga stercoraria · Harlequin Ladybird +15
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2021
- Small WhitePieris rapae2018
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2022
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Pineappleweed · Wild Teasel · Lotus corniculatus var. sativus
- Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
- PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
- Lotus corniculatus var. sativusLotus corniculatus var. sativus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark-edged Bee-fly
Dark-edged Bee-fly
Bombylius major2022
Bombylius major2022
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2021Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2021Common Mourning BeeMelecta albifrons2021Common Mourning BeeMelecta albifrons2021Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2021Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2021Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2021Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2021RingletAphantopus hyperantus2018RingletAphantopus hyperantus2018Large WhitePieris brassicae2018Large WhitePieris brassicae2018Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2018Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2018GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2018GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2018PeacockAglais io2018PeacockAglais io2018Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018CommaPolygonia c-album2018CommaPolygonia c-album2018Painted LadyVanessa cardui2018Painted LadyVanessa cardui2018Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018Events & activities nearby
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