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Martin's Moor Copse

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha
WildlifeForagingSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Hazel, Elder +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Greater Stitchwort, Sycamore +189 more · last seen 2019

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tawny Owl, Robin, Woodpigeon +32 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Robin, Woodpigeon +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Limnephilus sparsus, Limnephilus auricula, Hydropsyche siltalai +198 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Limnephilus sparsus, Limnephilus auricula, Hydropsyche siltalai +198 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Tedbury Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeRef TEDLocal walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Exeter to Okehampton LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Steep Valley near Woodland Farm

Steep Valley near Woodland Farm

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