Buttshill Copse - Mixed woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
50.44264, -3.61477
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 km8 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
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Geopark Cycle LoopCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 28Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route248 m▾
Named routeRef 28Length 248 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route25 m▾
Named routeRef 28Length 25 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route33 m▾
Named routeRef 28Length 33 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs
Main RouteCycling route73 m▾
Named routeRef 28Length 73 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
3,165 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,165 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Mallard · Bullfinch · Canada Goose · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +47
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2022
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummer
2024▾
Palmate Newt · Common Toad
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Common ToadBufo bufo2023
🐝Insects19 species
springsummer
2026▾
Broad-bodied Chaser · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Southern Hawker +14
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,165 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Mallard · Bullfinch · Canada Goose · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +47
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2022
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummer
2024▾
Palmate Newt · Common Toad
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Common ToadBufo bufo2023
🐝Insects19 species
springsummer
2026▾
Broad-bodied Chaser · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Southern Hawker +14
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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