Loventor Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 6 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › South West › South Hams Getting here
50.45709, -3.62347
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Little Grebe +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Little Grebe +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Broad-bodied Chaser, Beautiful Demoiselle +16 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Broad-bodied Chaser, Beautiful Demoiselle +16 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
John Musgrave Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref JMHT Regional walking route
Show on map Torbay Totnes Trail (3T) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TTT Local walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 42: Brixham to Babbacombe) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map Dart Valley Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref DVT Regional walking route
Show on map Orange Way Walking route 560 km ▾
Named route Ref ORW Length 560 km Regional walking route
Show on map 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Geopark Cycle Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 2 Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 28 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 28 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 150 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 150 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 248 m ▾
Named route Ref 28 Length 248 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Loventor Lane bridleway · 116 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 116 m Surface unpaved Path type: unclassified
Show on map Loventor Lane bridleway · 726 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 726 m Surface unpaved Path type: track
Show on map Loventor Lane bridleway · 314 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 314 m Surface unpaved 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
8,639 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,639 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Mallard · Moorhen · Kingfisher · Mandarin Duck · Little Grebe +45
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Peregrine Falco peregrinus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Raven Corvus corax Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Swallow Hirundo rustica House Sparrow Passer domesticus House Martin Delichon urbicum Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2024 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Stock Dove Columba oenas Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Carrion Crow Corvus corone Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Hobby Falco subbuteo Long-eared Owl Asio otus2024 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Pipistrelle Bat species
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 16 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Beautiful Demoiselle · Emperor Dragonfly · Harlequin Ladybird +11
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,639 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Mallard · Moorhen · Kingfisher · Mandarin Duck · Little Grebe +45
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Peregrine Falco peregrinus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Raven Corvus corax Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Swallow Hirundo rustica House Sparrow Passer domesticus House Martin Delichon urbicum Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2024 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Stock Dove Columba oenas Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Carrion Crow Corvus corone Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Hobby Falco subbuteo Long-eared Owl Asio otus2024 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Pipistrelle Bat species
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 16 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Beautiful Demoiselle · Emperor Dragonfly · Harlequin Ladybird +11
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Blue Damselfly
Common Blue Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus2025
Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus2025
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor2025
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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