Rams Hill Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 2 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › South West › Torbay Getting here
50.44463, -3.60091
Open directionsv 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Dunnock, Great Tit, Robin +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Dunnock, Great Tit, Robin +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Speckled Wood +55 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Speckled Wood +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
John Musgrave Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref JMHT Regional walking route
Show on map Torbay Totnes Trail (3T) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TTT Local walking route
Show on map Greenway Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Local walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 42: Brixham to Babbacombe) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map Dart Valley Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref DVT Regional walking route
Show on map 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Geopark Cycle Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 28 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 28 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 148 m ▾
Named route Ref 28 Length 148 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 613 m ▾
Named route Ref 28 Length 613 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 28 Length 2.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 162 m ▾
Named route Ref 28 Length 162 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
14,334 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,334 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Dunnock · Robin · Woodpigeon · Wren · Great Tit +34
Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blackbird Turdus merula Rock Dove Columba livia Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Greenfinch Chloris chloris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Skylark Alauda arvensis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Swallow Hirundo rustica Rook Corvus frugilegus Swift Apus apus Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Hazel Dormouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 24 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Speckled Wood · Large White · Meadow Brown · Small White · Gatekeeper +19
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Rose Chafer Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,334 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Dunnock · Robin · Woodpigeon · Wren · Great Tit +34
Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blackbird Turdus merula Rock Dove Columba livia Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Greenfinch Chloris chloris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Skylark Alauda arvensis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Swallow Hirundo rustica Rook Corvus frugilegus Swift Apus apus Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Hazel Dormouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 24 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Speckled Wood · Large White · Meadow Brown · Small White · Gatekeeper +19
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Rose Chafer Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cetonia aurata2025
Cetonia aurata2025
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Andromeda Lacebug Stephanitis takeyai2024
Andromeda Lacebug Stephanitis takeyai2024
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2024
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2024
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Leptura aurulenta Leptura aurulenta2025
Leptura aurulenta Leptura aurulenta2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024 