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Quarry Close Copse

✦ Ancient woodland43 ha

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Free entryDogs welcome43 ha

Getting here

50.87915, -3.94429

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Visiting this summer

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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wood Anemone, Field Maple, Yellow Pimpernel +21 more · last seen 2020

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swallow, Chaffinch, Great Tit +46 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, Chaffinch, Great Tit +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly +98 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly +98 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Wood-sorrel, Wild Strawberry, Garlic Mustard +1 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Little Dart Ridge & Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeRef LDRVRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path and ford in Quarry Close Copse

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path and ford in Quarry Close Copse

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Nearby places

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⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds2.6 km→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds3 km→🐄Station Yard Farm ShopVisitor farm4.9 km→✦Court CastleHistoric site2.4 km→✦Croft CastleHistoric site2.6 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→

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