Rams Hill Copse - Mixed woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
50.44192, -3.59888
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
John Musgrave Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef JMHTRegional walking route
Torbay Totnes Trail (3T)Walking route▾
Named routeRef TTTLocal walking route
Greenway WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef GWLocal walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 42: Brixham to Babbacombe)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Dart Valley TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef DVTRegional walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Geopark Cycle LoopCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 28Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route148 m▾
Named routeRef 28Length 148 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route613 m▾
Named routeRef 28Length 613 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km▾
Named routeRef 28Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route162 m▾
Named routeRef 28Length 162 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Hillside, Higher Ramshill Lane
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
13,394 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
13,394 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Robin · Dunnock · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Wren +39
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MagpiePica pica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SwiftApus apus
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea2024
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Feral CatFelis catus
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects24 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Speckled Wood · Large White · Meadow Brown · Small White · Rose Chafer +19
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,394 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Robin · Dunnock · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Wren +39
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MagpiePica pica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SwiftApus apus
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea2024
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Feral CatFelis catus
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects24 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Speckled Wood · Large White · Meadow Brown · Small White · Rose Chafer +19
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Darter
Common Darter
Sympetrum striolatum2025
Sympetrum striolatum2025
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024Andromeda LacebugStephanitis takeyai2024Andromeda LacebugStephanitis takeyai2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosusCramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025Leptura aurulentaLeptura aurulenta2025Leptura aurulentaLeptura aurulenta2025Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025CrambidaeCrambidae2024CrambidaeCrambidae2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024