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Great Copse

✦ Ancient woodland28 ha

📷 Robin Stott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome28 ha

Getting here

50.62506, -3.67707

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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 226m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Mallard +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Mallard +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cherry Laurel, Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Carabus problematicus, Issus coleoptratus, Common Blue Damselfly +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 10 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
Orange WayWalking route560 km
Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route
Dunsford to Moretonhampstead TrailWalking route
Named routeRef DMTRegional walking route
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Cycling

18 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 route637 m
Named routeRef 272Length 637 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 28Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface unsealed firm
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Bywaybyway open to all traffic · 710 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 710 mSurface groundPath type: track
Beacon Lanebridleway · 1.1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Line of Beadon Brook

📷 Robin Stott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Line of Beadon Brook

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Mill Marsh Park,Urban park3.6 km→🌱Cantonteign EstateUrban park2.4 km→🌱Mill Marsh ParkUrban park3.5 km→💧Trenchford ReservoirReservoir1.1 km→💧Trenchford ReservoirReservoir1.1 km→✦Cromwell's Arch and adjacent archHistoric site3.4 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Canonteign, Upper

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Canonteign, Lower

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