Higher Bulstone Coppice ✦ Ancient woodland 21 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 21 ha
Places › England › South West › East Devon Getting here
50.70043, -3.15450
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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 £ 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 — Robin, Blackbird, Chiffchaff +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Chiffchaff +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Meadow Brown +182 more · last seen 2025
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
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 9 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 South West Coast Path (Section 45: Sidmouth to Seaton) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map Channel to Channel Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CC Regional walking route
Show on map Sid Valley Ring Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map FP 20 public footpath · 822 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 822 m Path type: footway
Show on map FP 18 public footpath · 603 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 603 m Path type: footway
Show on map FP 18 public footpath · 529 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 529 m Surface dirt Path type: footway
Show on map 23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 2 Axminster to Dawlish Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 212 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 212 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 12 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 12 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 322 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 322 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 313 m ▾
Named route Length 313 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 291 m ▾
Named route Length 291 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
FP 18 byway open to all traffic · 325 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 325 m Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map Hole Lane bridleway · 559 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 559 m Path type: track
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
4,443 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,443 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Swallow · Chiffchaff · Robin · Raven · Herring Gull +48
Swallow Hirundo rustica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Raven Corvus corax Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Skylark Alauda arvensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Rook Corvus frugilegus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Great Northern Diver Gavia immer Whitethroat Curruca communis Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Little Owl Athene noctua2023 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Greater Horseshoe Bat · Wood Mouse · Hedgehog
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Greater Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum2024 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Glow-worm · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Dark Bush-cricket · 11-spot Ladybird +14
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2023 Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera 11-spot Ladybird Coccinella undecimpunctata Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,443 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Swallow · Chiffchaff · Robin · Raven · Herring Gull +48
Swallow Hirundo rustica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Raven Corvus corax Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Skylark Alauda arvensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Rook Corvus frugilegus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Great Northern Diver Gavia immer Whitethroat Curruca communis Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Little Owl Athene noctua2023 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Greater Horseshoe Bat · Wood Mouse · Hedgehog
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Greater Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum2024 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Glow-worm · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Dark Bush-cricket · 11-spot Ladybird +14
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2023 Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera 11-spot Ladybird Coccinella undecimpunctata Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Emperor Dragonfly
Emperor Dragonfly
Anax imperator
Anax imperator
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Helophilus trivittatus Helophilus trivittatus2024
Helophilus trivittatus Helophilus trivittatus2024
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2024
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2024
Philopotamus montanus Philopotamus montanus2024
Philopotamus montanus Philopotamus montanus2024
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2024
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2024
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa2024
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa2024
Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis2024
Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis2024
Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus2024
Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Face Fly Musca autumnalis2023
Face Fly Musca autumnalis2023
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2022
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2022 