← Back🌳 Broadleaved woodland

Ridge Copse

5 ha

📷 jeff collins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging

Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

50.37884, -3.77525

Open directionsv

Google Maps↗Driving directions Apple Maps↗Driving directions Waze↗Live driving navigation Google Transit↗Bus, rail or tram Apple 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

🌤️ 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

Very strong match

Birds — Dipper, Barn Owl, Swallow +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Dipper, Barn Owl, Swallow +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Meadowsweet, Hawthorn, Common Nettle +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Blue, Ashy Mining Bee, Gatekeeper +59 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Common Blue, Ashy Mining Bee, Gatekeeper +59 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Dog's Mercury, Red Campion +159 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Dog's Mercury, Red Campion +159 more · last seen 2024

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

🚴

Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network

Route 28Cycling route

Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.8 km

Named routeRef 2Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route118 m

Named routeRef 2Length 118 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.2 km

Named routeRef 28Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2 km

Named routeRef 28Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

2,043 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,043 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds35 species

summer

2025

Dipper · Barn Owl · Swallow · Blackbird · Goldcrest +30

DipperCinclus cinclus2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
LinnetLinaria cannabina
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Great TitParus major2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
MagpiePica pica2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2021
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2021
SwiftApus apus2021

🦎

Reptiles3 species

springsummer

2023

Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Common Lizard

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects25 species

springsummerautumn

2024

Red-legged Shieldbug · Black Oil-beetle · Cercopis vulnerata · Violet Oil-beetle · Ashy Mining Bee +20

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2022
Leptura aurulentaLeptura aurulenta
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Hazel Leaf-rollerApoderus coryli
Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2023
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus2023
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2023
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2023
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2023
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2023
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2022
Spotted Regal-sawflyNematus septentrionalis2021
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2021
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2021
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2021

🌿

Plants59 species

spring

2024

Japanese Knotweed · American Skunk-cabbage · Ficaria verna subsp. fertilis · Ground-elder · False-brome +54

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus2022
Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis2021
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2021
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2021
PignutConopodium majus2021
DaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. pseudonarcissus2021
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2021
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2021
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2021
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2021
Blue AnemoneAnemone apennina2021
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2021
Red CampionSilene dioica2021
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2021
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2021
Stream Water-crowfootRanunculus penicillatus2021
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2021
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2021
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2021
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2021
Lily-of-the-valleyConvallaria majalis2021
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2021
Vinca major var. oxylobaVinca major var. oxyloba2021
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2021
AubretiaAubrieta deltoidea2021
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2021
RamsonsAllium ursinum2021
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2021
FringecupsTellima grandiflora2021
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2021
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2021
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2021
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2021
RaspberryRubus idaeus2021
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2021
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2021
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2021
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2021
Bush VetchVicia sepium2021
Buckler-FernDryopteris affinis subsp. affinis2021
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2021
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2021
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2021
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2021
Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus2021
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2021
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2021
NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris2021
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2021
Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2021
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2021
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2021
Curled DockRumex crispus2021
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2021
Red CurrantRibes rubrum2021
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2021
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2021
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,043 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds35 species

summer

2025

Dipper · Barn Owl · Swallow · Blackbird · Goldcrest +30

DipperCinclus cinclus2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
LinnetLinaria cannabina
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Great TitParus major2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
MagpiePica pica2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2021
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2021
SwiftApus apus2021

🦎

Reptiles3 species

springsummer

2023

Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Common Lizard

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects25 species

springsummerautumn

2024

Red-legged Shieldbug · Black Oil-beetle · Cercopis vulnerata · Violet Oil-beetle · Ashy Mining Bee +20

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2022
Leptura aurulentaLeptura aurulenta
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Hazel Leaf-rollerApoderus coryli
Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2023
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus2023
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2023
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2023
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2023
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2023
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2022
Spotted Regal-sawflyNematus septentrionalis2021
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2021
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2021
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2021

🌿

Plants59 species

spring

2024

Japanese Knotweed · American Skunk-cabbage · Ficaria verna subsp. fertilis · Ground-elder · False-brome +54

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus2022
Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis2021
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2021
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2021
PignutConopodium majus2021
DaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. pseudonarcissus2021
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2021
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2021
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2021
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2021
Blue AnemoneAnemone apennina2021
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2021
Red CampionSilene dioica2021
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2021
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2021
Stream Water-crowfootRanunculus penicillatus2021
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2021
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2021
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2021
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2021
Lily-of-the-valleyConvallaria majalis2021
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2021
Vinca major var. oxylobaVinca major var. oxyloba2021
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2021
AubretiaAubrieta deltoidea2021
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2021
RamsonsAllium ursinum2021
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2021
FringecupsTellima grandiflora2021
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2021
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2021
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2021
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2021
RaspberryRubus idaeus2021
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2021
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2021
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2021
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2021
Bush VetchVicia sepium2021
Buckler-FernDryopteris affinis subsp. affinis2021
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2021
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2021
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2021
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2021
Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus2021
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2021
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2021
NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris2021
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2021
Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2021
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2021
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2021
Curled DockRumex crispus2021
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2021
Red CurrantRibes rubrum2021
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2021
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2021
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 jeff collins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wheeldon Lane

1 / 15

Events & activities nearby

Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.

Bookable tours

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Two ring cairns 330m south east of Coldharbour CrossHistoric site3.6 km→🌱Cross ParkUrban park3.5 km→🐄South Devon Chilli Farm ShopVisitor farm4.4 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→⛪Bow ChapelReligious grounds4.9 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: d99eb37c-d7dd-4ec1-b6d9-b32b5fb95b1a