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Castor Copse - Conifer woodland

14 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

50.63074, -3.69553

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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 on site — 4 car parks within reach, toilets nearby

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· PaidToilets

Best for

8 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Family friendly

toilets

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

6 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Templer WayWalking route
Named routeRef TWRegional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Yarner Wood Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeRef YWLocal walking route
Dunsford to Moretonhampstead TrailWalking route
Named routeRef DMTRegional walking route
Moretonhampstead North Bovey CircularWalking route
Named routeRef MNBLocal cycle route
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wray Valley TrailCycling route
Named routeRef WVTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route6.1 km
Named routeRef 28Length 6.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealed firm
Main RouteCycling route279 m
Named routeRef 28Length 279 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface unsealed firm
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Bywaybyway open to all traffic · 710 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 710 mSurface groundPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Logs near Trenchford Reservoir

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Logs near Trenchford Reservoir

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Mill Marsh Park,Urban park4.4 km→🌱Cantonteign EstateUrban park3.6 km→🌱Mill Marsh ParkUrban park4.3 km→💧Trenchford ReservoirReservoir400 m→💧Trenchford ReservoirReservoir400 m→🌱Parke Walled GardenUrban park4 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Canonteign, Upper

2.3 km→
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Canonteign, Lower

2.4 km→

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