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Ben Park Copse - Mixed woodland

11 ha

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

50.77038, -3.61546

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Walking trails

Best for

5 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Wet grassland and rushes — snipe, curlew and moorland birds

Free

Wildlife

Purple moor grass and rush pastures priority habitat

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Counties WayWalking route90 km

A long distance walk of 56 miles (90km) from Taunton to Starcross on the Exe estuary.

Named routeRef TCWLength 90 kmRegional walking route
Exeter Green CircleWalking route
Named routeRef EGCLocal walking route
Exe Valley WayWalking route
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Tedbury Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeRef TEDLocal walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Exeter LCN E1Cycling route
Named routeRef E1Local cycle route
Exeter to Okehampton LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 34Cycling route
Named routeRef 34National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route378 m
Named routeRef 34Length 378 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route181 m
Named routeLength 181 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route647 m
Named routeRef 34Length 647 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Five Elms Lane and the valley of the river Creedy

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Five Elms Lane and the valley of the river Creedy

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Chantry HouseHistoric site3.3 km→🌱Newcombe's MeadowUrban park3.6 km→🌱Newcombes MeadowUrban park3.6 km→🌱Newcombe's MeadowUrban park3.6 km→🌱Crediton Bowling ClubUrban park3.6 km→🌱Shobrooke ParkUrban park3.4 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Whitestone

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