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Cleeve Copse

✦ Ancient woodland23 ha
WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome23 ha

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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Pheasant +46 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Pheasant +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Templer WayWalking route
Named routeRef TWRegional walking route
Teignmouth & Dawlish WayWalking route
Named routeRef TDWLocal walking route
Orange WayWalking route560 km
Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route
River Teign WalkWalking route
Named routeRef RTWRegional walking route
Ted Hughes Poetry TrailWalking route
Named routeRef THPTLocal walking route
(P32)public footpath · 279 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 279 mPath type: track
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Cycling

33 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Teign Estuary TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
A383 cycle routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route213 m
Named routeRef 28Length 213 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route35 m
Named routeRef 28Length 35 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route112 m
Named routeRef 28Length 112 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Muddy Bottomsbridleway · 8 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 8 mPath type: track
Watery Lane (P25)bridleway · 356 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 356 mPath type: track
Muddy Bottomsbridleway · 15 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 15 mPath type: track
Muddy Bottomsbridleway · 591 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 591 mSurface groundPath type: track
Watery Lanebridleway · 8 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 8 mPath type: steps

Wildlife to spot

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