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Hillpark Copse

✦ Ancient woodland126 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome126 ha

Getting here

50.61084, -3.68073

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Netted Crust, White Saddle, Orange Mock Oyster +22 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Netted Crust, White Saddle, Orange Mock Oyster +22 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Carabus problematicus, Emperor Dragonfly, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +29 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Carabus problematicus, Emperor Dragonfly, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +29 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 15 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
River Teign WalkWalking route
Named routeRef RTWRegional walking route
Southbrook Lanepublic footpath · 208 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 208 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
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Cycling

35 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 route189 m
Named routeRef 272Length 189 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route546 m
Named routeRef 272Length 546 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Little John's Walkbyway open to all traffic · 708 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 708 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Beacon Lanebridleway · 1.1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Trees across the path, Sunny Copse

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Trees across the path, Sunny Copse

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Mill Marsh Park,Urban park2 km→🌱Mill Marsh ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Cantonteign EstateUrban park3.5 km→🌱Parke Walled GardenUrban park1.9 km→✦Cromwell's Arch and adjacent archHistoric site1.9 km→✦Cromwell's ArchHistoric site1.9 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Canonteign, Upper

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Canonteign, Lower

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