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Roundball Covert

20 ha

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Free entryDogs welcome20 ha

Getting here

50.77764, -3.19486

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Bullfinch, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Bullfinch, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Gatekeeper, Large White, Small White +88 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Large White, Small White +88 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Rubus ulmifolius, Rubus scabripes +101 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Bluebell, Rubus ulmifolius, Rubus scabripes +101 more · last seen 2019

Free

Foraging

Plants — Raspberry, Rubus tuberculatus, Pedunculate Oak +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
East Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef EDWListed length 61kmRegional walking route
Coleridge LinkWalking route14.5 km

A circular route in the Otter Valley.

Named routeRef COLLength 14.5 kmLocal walking route
Orange WayWalking route560 km
Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route
Exeter to Honiton WayWalking route
Named routeRef EXHONRegional walking route
Cullompton Honiton WalkWalking route
Named routeRef CHWRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

East Devon : Roundball Lane

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

East Devon : Roundball Lane

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🦉KNAPP COPSENature reserve3.1 km→✦Medieval motte and baileyHistoric site4.2 km→🏞️FARWAYCountry park5 km→🌱Mountbatten ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Gobsore FarmUrban park1.1 km→✦COMBE HOUSEHistoric site1.6 km→

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