Culverhole Hill Coppice
9 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
50.69368, -3.14551
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
- 🅿️Village Hall 245m away — 4 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- 🅿️Village Hall 245m away — 4 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Raven, Chiffchaff, Carrion Crow +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Raven, Chiffchaff, Carrion Crow +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Glow-worm, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood +169 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Route 2 Axminster to Dawlish
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 26 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
East Devon WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EDWListed length 61kmRegional walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 45: Sidmouth to Seaton)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Channel to ChannelWalking route▾
Named routeRef CCRegional walking route
Sid Valley RingWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
FP 20public footpath · 822 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 822 mPath type: footway
FP 3public footpath · 317 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 317 mSurface unpavedPath type: footway
FP 4public footpath · 350 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 350 mPath type: footway
24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 2 Axminster to DawlishCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route212 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 212 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route47 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 47 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route12 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 12 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route322 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 322 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route313 m▾
Named routeLength 313 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Hole Lanebridleway · 559 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 559 mPath type: track
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Wildlife to spot
7,824 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
7,824 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds54 species
springautumn
2025▾
Robin · Magpie · Chiffchaff · Raven · Wren +49
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RavenCorvus corax
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba2024
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2023
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2023
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Greater Horseshoe Bat
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Greater Horseshoe BatRhinolophus ferrumequinum2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2024▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects23 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Glow-worm · Bloody-nosed Beetle · Black Oil-beetle · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil +18
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2024
- Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus2024
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023
- Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,824 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds54 species
springautumn
2025▾
Robin · Magpie · Chiffchaff · Raven · Wren +49
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RavenCorvus corax
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba2024
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2023
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2023
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Greater Horseshoe Bat
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Greater Horseshoe BatRhinolophus ferrumequinum2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2024▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects23 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Glow-worm · Bloody-nosed Beetle · Black Oil-beetle · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil +18
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2024
- Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus2024
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023
- Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark Bush-cricket
Dark Bush-cricket
Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissimaGreat Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissimaEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024Helophilus trivittatusHelophilus trivittatus2024Helophilus trivittatusHelophilus trivittatus2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024Philopotamus montanusPhilopotamus montanus2024Philopotamus montanusPhilopotamus montanus2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2024Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2023Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2023Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023Face FlyMusca autumnalis2023Face FlyMusca autumnalis2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Events & activities nearby
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