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Northpark Copse

9 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

50.32273, -3.66210

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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
  • 🌿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

Good to know

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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swallow, Skylark, Woodpigeon +43 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, Skylark, Woodpigeon +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, Small White +157 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, Small White +157 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South West Coast Path (Section 40: Torcross to Dartmouth)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Dart Valley TrailWalking route
Named routeRef DVTRegional walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5.1 km
Named routeRef 28Length 5.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 28Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 28Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3 km
Named routeRef 28Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route493 m
Named routeRef 28Length 493 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lane to Gara Mill

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lane to Gara Mill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Michael and All Angels ChurchReligious grounds2.6 km→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→✦Site of chapel at Manor FarmHistoric site4.4 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→✦Slapton chantry collegeHistoric site3.3 km→

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