Heathfield Copse - Mixed woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
50.82788, -3.65863
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
- 🌿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 km5 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
Crediton History TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef CHT
Redvers RambleWalking route▾
Named routeRef RR
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Wildlife to spot
5,789 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,789 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummer
2025▾
Great Tit · Blue Tit · Wren · Blackbird · Chiffchaff +39
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RavenCorvus corax
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SwiftApus apus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
🦌Mammals10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Indet. Deer · Rabbit · Bank Vole +5
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Indet. DeerCervidae2022
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2022
- OtterLutra lutra
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo2022
- Common FrogRana temporaria
10-spot Ladybird · Heterotoma planicornis · Band-eyed Brown Horsefly · Helophilus pendulus · Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum +2
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis
- Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,789 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummer
2025▾
Great Tit · Blue Tit · Wren · Blackbird · Chiffchaff +39
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RavenCorvus corax
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SwiftApus apus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
🦌Mammals10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Indet. Deer · Rabbit · Bank Vole +5
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Indet. DeerCervidae2022
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2022
- OtterLutra lutra
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo2022
- Common FrogRana temporaria
10-spot Ladybird · Heterotoma planicornis · Band-eyed Brown Horsefly · Helophilus pendulus · Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum +2
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis
- Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Beautiful Demoiselle
Beautiful Demoiselle
Calopteryx virgo2022
Calopteryx virgo2022
