Glanville Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 21 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 21 ha
Places › England › South West › East Devon Getting here
50.77002, -3.15155
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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 — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Common Ground-hopper, Meliscaeva auricollis +8 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
East Devon Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref EDW Listed length 61km Regional walking route
Show on map Orange Way Walking route 560 km ▾
Named route Ref ORW Length 560 km Regional walking route
Show on map Exeter to Honiton Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref EXHON Regional walking route
Show on map Channel to Channel Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CC Regional walking route
Show on map Cullompton Honiton Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CHW Regional walking route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Footpath to Glanville Farm from Poltimore Gate
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5,286 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,286 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Goldfinch · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Greenfinch +24
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Emperor Dragonfly · Common Ground-hopper · Meliscaeva auricollis · Eupeodes corollae · Long-winged Cone-head +3
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2024 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,286 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Goldfinch · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Greenfinch +24
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Emperor Dragonfly · Common Ground-hopper · Meliscaeva auricollis · Eupeodes corollae · Long-winged Cone-head +3
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2024 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 