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Longpot Copse

12 ha

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

50.76865, -3.92792

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
  • 🌿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

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +57 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +57 more · last seen 2023

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Straw Dot, White Ermine, Flame Shoulder +210 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Straw Dot, White Ermine, Flame Shoulder +210 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hoary Ragwort · last seen 2022; Plants — Hoary Ragwort · last seen 2022

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
West Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
Taw Teign LinkWalking route
Named routeRef TTLRegional walking route
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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route529 m
Named routeRef 27Length 529 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 28Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ruined house near Witheybrook

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ruined house near Witheybrook

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱War Memorial ParkUrban park3.9 km→✦Roman forts, marching camps and associated monumentsHistoric site2.8 km→✦Boundary stone 110m north west of St Mary's ChurchHistoric site4.2 km→⚽North Tawton War Memorial ParkPlaying field3.9 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→

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