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Clapps Hill

✦ Ancient woodland41 ha

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome41 ha

Getting here

50.75355, -3.22234

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Walking trails

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackcap, Blackbird, Robin +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackcap, Blackbird, Robin +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bramble, Ivy, Broad Buckler-fern +41 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral +75 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Hazel, Blackthorn +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 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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Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 248Cycling route
Named routeRef 248National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route46 m
Named routeLength 46 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route242 m
Named routeRef 248Length 242 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route642 m
Named routeRef 248Length 642 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route358 m
Named routeRef 248Length 358 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route481 m
Named routeLength 481 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Forest path in East Hill Woods

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Forest path in East Hill Woods

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🌱Land of CanaanUrban park4.4 km→🦉KNAPP COPSENature reserve1.8 km→🌱Deepway Millennium GreenUrban park4.1 km→✦CADHAYHistoric site4.9 km→🌱White Cross Picnic SiteUrban park3.1 km→🌱Knightstone ManorUrban park3.5 km→

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