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Great Copse

18 ha

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

51.02212, -3.63259

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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
  • 🌿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

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, House Sparrow, Siskin +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, House Sparrow, Siskin +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Small White, Peacock +79 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Small White, Peacock +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Heath Spotted-orchid, Sedge, Lesser Celandine · last seen 2024; Plants — Heath Spotted-orchid, Sedge, Lesser Celandine · last seen 2024

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Exe Valley WayWalking route
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route32.9 km
Named routeRef 3Length 32.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Former telephone exchange on Dunsley Farm

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Former telephone exchange on Dunsley Farm

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⛪St Giles's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→⛪St Petrock's ChurchReligious grounds1.5 km→✦tumulusHistoric site3.1 km→✦Two round barrows on West Anstey CommonHistoric site3.1 km→✦tumulusHistoric site3.1 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→

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