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Wannaway Copse

65 ha

📷 Martin Bodman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeFungiForaging
Free entryDogs welcome65 ha

Getting here

50.76162, -3.82577

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Physcia aipolia, Script Lichen, Oak Moss +114 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Physcia aipolia, Script Lichen, Oak Moss +114 more · last seen 2016

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Common Sorrel, Pedunculate Oak, Hawthorn +25 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Gatekeeper, Large White, Speckled Wood +122 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Large White, Speckled Wood +122 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Jacobaea, Downy Birch +233 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Bluebell, Jacobaea, Downy Birch +233 more · last seen 2023

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Tawny Owl, Blue Tit, Great Tit +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Spreyton: near Deerpark Copse

📷 Martin Bodman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Spreyton: near Deerpark Copse

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Wayside cross 100m north west of East LangfordHistoric site4 km→⛪Bow Congregational ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds1.7 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds2.8 km→⛪St Bartholomew's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→✦Bowl barrow 220m south west of Hampson CottageHistoric site4.2 km→

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