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Western Copse

✦ Ancient woodland11 ha

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

50.81485, -3.90510

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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
  • 🌿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 — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Chickweed, Red Dead-nettle, Common Sorrel +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Devon Whitebeam, Common Chickweed +163 more · last seen 2020

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Large White +44 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Large White +44 more · last seen 2022

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Date Waxcap · last seen 2022; Fungi — Date Waxcap · last seen 2022

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Overgrown gates in Rook Wood

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Overgrown gates in Rook Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱War Memorial ParkUrban park2 km→✦Roman forts, marching camps and associated monumentsHistoric site3.1 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds1.8 km→⚽North Tawton War Memorial ParkPlaying field2 km→✦Market cross 4m west of North Tawton church towerHistoric site1.8 km→✦Two bowl barrows 200m north east of Newland CrossHistoric site2.9 km→

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