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Ham Copse

✦ Ancient woodland45 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome45 ha

Getting here

50.94574, -3.49111

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Visiting this summer

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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wood Anemone, Hart's-Tongue, Dog's Mercury +2 more · last seen 2020

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Hylemya vagans, Allodia ornaticollis, Bolitophila saundersii +165 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hylemya vagans, Allodia ornaticollis, Bolitophila saundersii +165 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Counties WayWalking route90 km

A long distance walk of 56 miles (90km) from Taunton to Starcross on the Exe estuary.

Named routeRef TCWLength 90 kmRegional walking route
Exe Valley WayWalking route
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
Swan's NeckWalking route
Named routeRef SN
Impey WalkWalking route
Named route
Tiverton Tree TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTTLocal walking route
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Cycling

40 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
UK:National Cycle Network - west boundCycling route
Named routeRef 3National Cycle Network
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 344Cycling route
Named routeRef 344National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route282 m
Named routeRef 3Length 282 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 3Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Gogwell Lanebridleway · 1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1 kmPath type: track
Palfrey's Lanebridleway · 711 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 711 mPath type: track
Gogwell Lanebridleway · 58 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 58 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Towards the Fairby Ponds valley

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Towards the Fairby Ponds valley

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✦KNIGHTSHAYES COURTHistoric site2.3 km→🌱Knightshayes CourtUrban park2.4 km→🌱Amory ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Westexe Recreation GroundUrban park4.8 km→🌱The OvalUrban park4.9 km→🌱Kitchen GardenUrban park1.9 km→

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