Rams Hill Copse - Mixed woodland
✦ Ancient woodland1 ha
🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
50.44546, -3.59956
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
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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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Wildlife to spot
15,903 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
15,903 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springwinter
2025▾
Dunnock · Robin · Woodpigeon · Wren · Great Tit +39
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MagpiePica pica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- SwiftApus apus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RavenCorvus corax
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
🦌Mammals3 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Hazel Dormouse
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Feral CatFelis catus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Speckled Wood · Large White · Meadow Brown · Small White · Rose Chafer +16
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,903 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springwinter
2025▾
Dunnock · Robin · Woodpigeon · Wren · Great Tit +39
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MagpiePica pica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- SwiftApus apus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RavenCorvus corax
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
🦌Mammals3 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Hazel Dormouse
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Feral CatFelis catus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Speckled Wood · Large White · Meadow Brown · Small White · Rose Chafer +16
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Andromeda LacebugStephanitis takeyai2024Andromeda LacebugStephanitis takeyai2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Cramp-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 haemorrhoidale2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024Events & activities nearby
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