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Thorne Copse

9 ha

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeForagingInsects
Free entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

50.96980, -4.23662

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Meadowsweet, Spear-leaved Orache +27 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Peacock +104 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Peacock +104 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — House Sparrow, Starling, Woodpigeon +33 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Sparrow, Starling, Woodpigeon +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — False-brome, Creeping Soft-grass, Holly +319 more · last seen 2021; Plants — False-brome, Creeping Soft-grass, Holly +319 more · last seen 2021

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Lecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochroma, Netted Shield Lichen, Physcia aipolia +6 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Lecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochroma, Netted Shield Lichen, Physcia aipolia +6 more · last seen 2016

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Great Torrington CircularWalking route
Named routeRef GTC
South West Coast Path (Section 8: Westward Ho! to Clovelly)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Tarka TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 3Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 3Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field at Thorne Farm

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field at Thorne Farm

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