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Piles Copse

✦ Ancient woodland8 ha

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

50.44240, -3.91042

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Blackcap
  • 🌿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

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Goldcrest +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Goldcrest +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Abbot's WayWalking route
Named routeRef AWRegional walking route
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Route 272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 272Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route232 m
Named routeRef 2Length 232 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 2Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A moss-covered tepee, is hidden by the river, in Piles Copse

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A moss-covered tepee, is hidden by the river, in Piles Copse

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Stone RowHistoric site2.4 km→✦Hut circles and two enclosures on Dean Moor, near River AvonHistoric site4.9 km→✦SettlementsHistoric site5 km→✦Butterdon Hill stone alignment and cairnHistoric site2.4 km→✦Spurrell's CrossHistoric site2.5 km→✦Spurrell's Cross stone alignment and cairn.Historic site2.5 km→

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