Moses' Copse - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🌿Foraging🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
50.87436, -3.40547
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
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Counties WayWalking route90 km▾
A long distance walk of 56 miles (90km) from Taunton to Starcross on the Exe estuary.
Named routeRef TCWLength 90 kmRegional walking route
Cullompton Honiton WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef CHWRegional walking route
Bradninch Town TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef BTTLocal walking route
Willand Village TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef WVTLocal walking route
Swan's NeckWalking route▾
Named routeRef SN
34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 3 Link to Tiverton ParkwayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route890 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 890 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route415 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 415 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route200 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 200 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
6,985 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,985 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Wren · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SwiftApus apus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Field Grasshopper · Greater Bulb-Fly · Batman Hoverfly · Leptura aurulenta · Lesser Stag Beetle +2
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Leptura aurulentaLeptura aurulenta
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,985 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Wren · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SwiftApus apus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Field Grasshopper · Greater Bulb-Fly · Batman Hoverfly · Leptura aurulenta · Lesser Stag Beetle +2
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Leptura aurulentaLeptura aurulenta
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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