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✦ Ancient woodland20 ha

📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome20 ha

Getting here

50.74981, -3.19896

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 161m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackcap, Kestrel, Blue Tit +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackcap, Kestrel, Blue Tit +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper +79 more · last seen 2026; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
East Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef EDWListed length 61kmRegional 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
Cullompton Honiton WalkWalking route
Named routeRef CHWRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 248Cycling route
Named routeRef 248National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 248Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
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Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths
Starcombe Lanebridleway · 1.1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The East Devon Way through Knapp Copse

📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The East Devon Way through Knapp Copse

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🦉KNAPP COPSENature reserve100 m→🏞️FARWAYCountry park3.3 km→🌱Deepway Millennium GreenUrban park4 km→🌱White Cross Picnic SiteUrban park4.1 km→🌱Knightstone ManorUrban park5 km→✦COMBE HOUSEHistoric site3.1 km→

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