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Henstill Copse

10 ha

WildlifeBirdsForaging

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

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50.82553, -3.69860

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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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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

7 activities

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 — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Wren +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Wren +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Smooth Hawk's-beard, Blackthorn, Common Chickweed +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Early Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Hairy-footed Flower Bee +71 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Early Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Hairy-footed Flower Bee +71 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Red Campion, White Clover, Smooth Hawk's-beard +159 more · last seen 2012; Plants — Red Campion, White Clover, Smooth Hawk's-beard +159 more · last seen 2012

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Two Moors WayWalking route

Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route

Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route

Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route

Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route

Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route

Crediton History TrailWalking route

Named routeRef CHT

Redvers RambleWalking route

Named routeRef RR

🐴

Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

Yarmleigh Lanerestricted byway · 723 m

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 723 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

2,162 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,162 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

springsummer

2025

Wren · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Dunnock +41

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great TitParus major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
LinnetLinaria cannabina
MagpiePica pica
RookCorvus frugilegus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SwiftApus apus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
NuthatchSitta europaea2021
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
JayGarrulus glandarius
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2019

🦌

Mammals4 species

springsummer

2024

Roe Deer · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Hedgehog

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021
Brown HareLepus europaeus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022

🐝

Insects21 species

springsummer

2024

Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Early Bumblebee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Scathophaga stercoraria +16

Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2021
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2021
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2021
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2021
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2022
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2022
Common Mourning BeeMelecta albifrons2021
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2021
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2021
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2019
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,162 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

springsummer

2025

Wren · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Dunnock +41

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great TitParus major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
LinnetLinaria cannabina
MagpiePica pica
RookCorvus frugilegus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SwiftApus apus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
NuthatchSitta europaea2021
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
JayGarrulus glandarius
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2019

🦌

Mammals4 species

springsummer

2024

Roe Deer · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Hedgehog

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021
Brown HareLepus europaeus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022

🐝

Insects21 species

springsummer

2024

Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Early Bumblebee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Scathophaga stercoraria +16

Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2021
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2021
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2021
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2021
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2022
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2022
Common Mourning BeeMelecta albifrons2021
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2021
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2021
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2019
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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