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Upcott Brake

28 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome28 ha

Getting here

51.03390, -3.99909

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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 — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +56 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +56 more · last seen 2023

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Pertusaria hymenea, Physcia tenella, Dendrographa decolorans +48 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Pertusaria hymenea, Physcia tenella, Dendrographa decolorans +48 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Beech, Hazel, Common Nettle +27 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Beech, Hazel +198 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Bluebell, Beech, Hazel +198 more · last seen 2017

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Red Admiral +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Red Admiral +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Barnstaple Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeRef BHTLocal walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 6: Braunton to Instow)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Macmillan Way WestWalking route
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
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Cycling

50 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 route64 m
Named routeRef 27Length 64 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route684 m
Named routeRef 3Length 684 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lane at Upcott Farm

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lane at Upcott Farm

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🌱Millennium GreenUrban park3.3 km→⛪Landkey Methodist ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→✦Bowl barrow at Codden BeaconHistoric site2.3 km→⛪St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→⛪St Hieritha's ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→

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