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Watchcombe Copse

14 ha

📷 Martin Bodman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

50.77689, -3.09870

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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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Ricasolia virens, Thelopsis corticola, Lecanographa lyncea +27 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Ricasolia virens, Thelopsis corticola, Lecanographa lyncea +27 more · last seen 2016

Varies

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Bramble, Beech, Common Nettle +25 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Ivy Bee +208 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Ivy Bee +208 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum, Helosciadium +175 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Bluebell, Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum, Helosciadium +175 more · last seen 2017

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
East Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef EDWListed length 61kmRegional walking route
Orange WayWalking route560 km
Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route
Monmouth Rebellion WalkWalking route
Named routeRef MRWRegional walking route
Channel to ChannelWalking route
Named routeRef CCRegional walking route
Seaton Tramway WalkWalking route
Named routeRef STW
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 2 Axminster to DawlishCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route172 m
Named routeRef 2Length 172 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2 km
Named routeRef 2Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 2Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route480 m
Named routeRef 2Length 480 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route315 m
Named routeLength 315 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Colyton: Higher Watchcombe

📷 Martin Bodman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Colyton: Higher Watchcombe

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🌱Burrow Farm GardensUrban park2 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→✦Halshayne ManorHistoric site300 m→✦Castle HillHistoric site2 km→✦Castle HillHistoric site2 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→

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