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Road Copse

✦ Ancient woodland58 ha

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome58 ha

Getting here

50.88113, -3.56406

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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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tawny Owl, Robin, Wren +47 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Robin, Wren +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Sycamore, Holly +194 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Beech, Hawthorn +21 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Forest Cuckoo Bee, Early Bumblebee, Peacock +130 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Forest Cuckoo Bee, Early Bumblebee, Peacock +130 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 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
Exe Valley WayWalking route
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
Tiverton Tree TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTTLocal walking route
Ford Lanepublic footpath · 439 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 439 mPath type: service
Heath Lanepublic footpath · 256 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 256 mPath type: service
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Larkey Lanebridleway · 1.2 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.2 kmPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Mid Devon : Road Copse & Track

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Mid Devon : Road Copse & Track

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦An Iron Age defended settlement and associated cultivation terraces 230m south west of Cadeleigh CourtHistoric site3.4 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→⛪St Bartholomew's ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→⛪Bickleigh Castle ChapelReligious grounds5 km→✦An Iron Age defended settlement associated with prehistoric and medieval settlements immediately south east of Cadeleigh CourtHistoric site3.5 km→

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