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Sun Copse

✦ Ancient woodland49 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome49 ha

Getting here

50.74973, -3.77766

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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 — Blue Tit, Robin, Dunnock +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Dunnock +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Wood Spurge, Spindle +200 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Sorrel, Hazel, Hawthorn +22 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Bombus lucorum, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +118 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Bombus lucorum, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +118 more · last seen 2022

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Exeter to Okehampton LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Housefield Copse

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Housefield Copse

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Nearby places

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🌱Cheriton Bishop Village GreenUrban park3.8 km→✦Colebrooke HouseHistoric site4.6 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds1.4 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→

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