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Core Copse - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland28 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

DogsWalksWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome28 ha

Getting here

50.74233, -3.22517

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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
  • 📍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

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Forest walks

7 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Hiking

7 marked walking trails

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths 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

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 248Cycling route
Named routeRef 248National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 2 Axminster to DawlishCycling route
Named routeRef 2National 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
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Core Copse

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Land of CanaanUrban park4.3 km→🦉KNAPP COPSENature reserve2.1 km→🌱Deepway Millennium GreenUrban park2.8 km→🦉FIRE BEACON HILLNature reserve4.2 km→✦Sidford packhorse bridge, Church StreetHistoric site4.4 km→🌱White Cross Picnic SiteUrban park2.1 km→

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