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Cleave Copse

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

50.91917, -4.08343

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Robin
  • 🌿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

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Raven, Robin, Chaffinch +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Raven, Robin, Chaffinch +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Guelder-rose, Ramsons +26 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Pignut, Cow Parsley, Wood Dock +195 more · last seen 2013

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Speckled Wood +46 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Speckled Wood +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Great Torrington CircularWalking route
Named routeRef GTC
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Tarka TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route997 m
Named routeRef 3Length 997 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface rocky
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 3Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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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

Ploughed field at Abbot's Hill

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ploughed field at Abbot's Hill

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🌱RosemoorUrban park4.4 km→🌱Fruit And Vegetable GardenUrban park4.5 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→⛪St Giles's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→⛪St Giles's ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→

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