Mountsland Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 36 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 36 ha
Places › England › South West › Teignbridge Getting here
50.56007, -3.74971
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Stonechat, Meadow Pipit +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Stonechat, Meadow Pipit +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Crenulated Flapwort, Silky Forklet-moss +2 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Violet Oil-beetle, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Meadow Grasshopper +74 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Violet Oil-beetle, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Meadow Grasshopper +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Honey Waxcap · last seen 2024; Fungi — Honey Waxcap · last seen 2024
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Moors Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MW Listed length 166 Regional walking route
Show on map Templer Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TW Regional walking route
Show on map Dartmoor Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref DW Regional walking route
Show on map Yarner Wood Nature Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref YW Local walking route
Show on map Liverton Circular Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LC
Show on map 18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN272 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 272 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 28 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 28 National Cycle Network
Show on map Dartmoor Way (Cycle) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Wray Valley Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WVT Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 189 m ▾
Named route Ref 272 Length 189 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 546 m ▾
Named route Ref 272 Length 546 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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4,573 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,573 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker · Dartford Warbler · Stonechat · Meadow Pipit · Blackbird +44
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor Dartford Warbler Curruca undata Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Blackbird Turdus merula Skylark Alauda arvensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Raven Corvus corax Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica Dunnock Prunella modularis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Hobby Falco subbuteo Snipe Gallinago gallinago Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii House Martin Delichon urbicum Linnet Linaria cannabina Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Stock Dove Columba oenas Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Herring Gull Larus argentatus Curlew Numenius arquata Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Great Tit Parus major Rook Corvus frugilegus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Barn Owl Tyto alba Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Whitethroat Curruca communis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Sand Lizard · Adder
Sand Lizard Lacerta agilis Adder Vipera berus 🐝 Insects 18 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Violet Oil-beetle · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Large Red Damselfly · Mycetophagus quadripustulatus · Eristalis tenax +13
Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Mycetophagus quadripustulatus Mycetophagus quadripustulatus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,573 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker · Dartford Warbler · Stonechat · Meadow Pipit · Blackbird +44
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor Dartford Warbler Curruca undata Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Blackbird Turdus merula Skylark Alauda arvensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Raven Corvus corax Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica Dunnock Prunella modularis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Hobby Falco subbuteo Snipe Gallinago gallinago Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii House Martin Delichon urbicum Linnet Linaria cannabina Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Stock Dove Columba oenas Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Herring Gull Larus argentatus Curlew Numenius arquata Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Great Tit Parus major Rook Corvus frugilegus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Barn Owl Tyto alba Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Whitethroat Curruca communis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Sand Lizard · Adder
Sand Lizard Lacerta agilis Adder Vipera berus 🐝 Insects 18 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Violet Oil-beetle · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Large Red Damselfly · Mycetophagus quadripustulatus · Eristalis tenax +13
Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Mycetophagus quadripustulatus Mycetophagus quadripustulatus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Melanostoma Melanostoma
Melanostoma Melanostoma
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Ctenicera cuprea Ctenicera cuprea
Ctenicera cuprea Ctenicera cuprea
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 