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Oak Copse

7 ha

WildlifeBirdsInsects

Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

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50.84344, -3.23292

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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

🌤️ 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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats; Birds — Peregrine, Robin, Rook +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Red Admiral, Large White, Small White +326 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Wood-sorrel, Navelwort +20 more · last seen 2019; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Wood-sorrel, Navelwort +20 more · last seen 2019

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Wood-sorrel, Ground-elder

Varies

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Broadhembury Circular WalkWalking route

Named routeRef BCW1Local walking route

Orange WayWalking route560 km

Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route

Exeter to Honiton WayWalking route

Named routeRef EXHONRegional walking route

Cullompton Honiton WalkWalking route

Named routeRef CHWRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

4,891 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,891 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds40 species

spring

2025

Robin · Rook · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit +35

RobinErithacus rubecula
RookCorvus frugilegus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
NuthatchSitta europaea
Herring GullLarus argentatus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
JayGarrulus glandarius
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Stock DoveColumba oenas
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
SiskinSpinus spinus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
SwallowHirundo rustica
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2024

Beaver

BeaverCastor fiber

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2025

Hawthorn Shieldbug

Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,891 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds40 species

spring

2025

Robin · Rook · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit +35

RobinErithacus rubecula
RookCorvus frugilegus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
NuthatchSitta europaea
Herring GullLarus argentatus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
JayGarrulus glandarius
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Stock DoveColumba oenas
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
SiskinSpinus spinus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
SwallowHirundo rustica
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2024

Beaver

BeaverCastor fiber

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2025

Hawthorn Shieldbug

Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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