Glade
← Back🌳 Broadleaved woodland

Oakford Copse

✦ Ancient woodland8 ha

📷 Peter Holmes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

50.75998, -3.55173

Open directionsv
Google Maps↗Driving directionsApple Maps↗Driving directionsWaze↗Live driving navigationGoogle Transit↗Bus, rail or tramApple Transit↗Bus, rail or tram

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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great Tit +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great Tit +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Ground-elder, Wild Strawberry +2 more foraging species

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wild Privet, Yew, Hornbeam +67 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Double-striped Pug +159 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Double-striped Pug +159 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 8 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
Dunsford to Exeter WayWalking route
Named routeRef DEWRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Exeter LCN E1Cycling route
Named routeRef E1Local cycle route
Route E9Cycling route
Named routeRef E9Local cycle route
Exeter LCN E2Cycling route
Named routeRef E2Local cycle route
Exeter LCN E12Cycling route
Named routeRef E12Local cycle route
Exeter to Okehampton LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route E4Cycling route
Named routeRef E4Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Oakford Lodge

📷 Peter Holmes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Oakford Lodge

1 / 15

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Southernhay GreenUrban park4.6 km→🌱Northernhay GardensUrban park4 km→🌱Northernhay GardensUrban park4 km→🌱Southernhay GreenUrban park4.5 km→🌱St Peter's CathedralUrban park4.5 km→🌱St Thomas Pleasure GroundUrban park4.8 km→

Own or manage this place?

Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.

Claim this page

How was your visit?

How useful was the information on this page?

id: f3d5eb43-c30a-44f6-916d-543dc2777f97