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Horsepark Copse

32 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome32 ha

Getting here

50.79077, -4.07058

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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

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Pied Wagtail, Wren +46 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Pied Wagtail, Wren +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Southern Hawker, Beautiful Demoiselle, Common Darter +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, Beautiful Demoiselle, Common Darter +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Hatherleigh Community TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HTCLocal walking route
Hatherleigh CircularWalking route
Named routeRef HC
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route513 m
Named routeRef 27Length 513 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 27Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route17 m
Named routeRef 27Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route564 m
Named routeRef 27Length 564 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Waterhouse Farm

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Waterhouse Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→⛪Church MeadowReligious grounds4.1 km→⛪St Thomas À Becket's ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→✦Village cross in Northlew, 40m south west of the churchHistoric site4.2 km→⛪Oak Baptist ChurchReligious grounds2.1 km→⛪St Petroc's ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→

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