Sanctuary Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 59 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 59 ha
Places › England › South West › North Devon Getting here
50.96818, -3.82429
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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 — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Chaffinch +56 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Chaffinch +56 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Ragged-Robin, Smooth-stalked Sedge +190 more · last seen 2017
Free
Plants — Barren Strawberry, Common Chickweed, Rowan +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Common Darter, Buff Ermine +113 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Common Darter, Buff Ermine +113 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 public paths nearby
Public paths
Tidlake Lane public footpath · 338 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 338 m Path type: track
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Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the 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
2,717 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,717 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
winter spring
2023 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Coal Tit +25
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Siskin Spinus spinus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Barn Owl Tyto alba2021 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2021 Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Red Deer · Bat · Rabbit
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Red Deer Cervus elaphus2021 Bat Chiroptera2021 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2019 Common Darter · Beautiful Demoiselle · Emperor Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +15
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Large Red Damselfly Guelder-rose · Tormentil · Hairy Sedge · Heath Speedwell · Square-stalked St John's-wort +22
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus Tormentil Potentilla erecta Hairy Sedge Carex hirta Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis Square-stalked St John's-wort Hypericum tetrapterum Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,717 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
winter spring
2023 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Coal Tit +25
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Siskin Spinus spinus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Barn Owl Tyto alba2021 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2021 Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Red Deer · Bat · Rabbit
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Red Deer Cervus elaphus2021 Bat Chiroptera2021 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2019 Common Darter · Beautiful Demoiselle · Emperor Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +15
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Large Red Damselfly Guelder-rose · Tormentil · Hairy Sedge · Heath Speedwell · Square-stalked St John's-wort +22
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus Tormentil Potentilla erecta Hairy Sedge Carex hirta Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis Square-stalked St John's-wort Hypericum tetrapterum Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine
Small Sweet-grass Glyceria declinata
Small Sweet-grass Glyceria declinata
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus
Salix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervis Salix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervis
Salix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervis Salix aurita x cinerea = S. x multinervis
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum
Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Common Sallow Salix cinerea
Common Sallow Salix cinerea
Greater Chickweed Stellaria neglecta
Greater Chickweed Stellaria neglecta
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus 