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Whitehill Copse

5 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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50.41269, -3.60567

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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
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Campsite

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Angel's Bonnet, Black Bulgar, Whitelaced Shank +57 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Angel's Bonnet, Black Bulgar, Whitelaced Shank +57 more · last seen 2022

Varies

Foraging

Strong match

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Fungi — Jelly Ear, Tufted Wood Mushroom, Nitrous Bonnet +5 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Harlequin Ladybird, Speckled Bush-cricket +30 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Harlequin Ladybird, Speckled Bush-cricket +30 more · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

John Musgrave Heritage TrailWalking route

Named routeRef JMHTRegional walking route

Torbay Totnes Trail (3T)Walking route

Named routeRef TTTLocal walking route

Greenway WalkWalking route

Named routeRef GWLocal walking route

South West Coast Path (Section 42: Brixham to Babbacombe)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

Dart Valley TrailWalking route

Named routeRef DVTRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Geopark Cycle LoopCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 28Cycling route

Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route148 m

Named routeRef 28Length 148 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route613 m

Named routeRef 28Length 613 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Main RouteCycling route2.1 km

Named routeRef 28Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route5.3 km

Named routeRef 28Length 5.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

5,042 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,042 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds83 species

spring

2026

Mallard · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Grey Heron +78

MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
RedshankTringa totanus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
SwiftApus apus2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2022
Rock DoveColumba livia2021
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2022
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2021
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea2024
Little OwlAthene noctua2023
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2022
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2021
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2021
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2021
Common GullLarus canus2021
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2021

🦌

Mammals10 species

wintersummer

2025

Greater Horseshoe Bat · Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Bat +5

Greater Horseshoe BatRhinolophus ferrumequinum2024
Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
BatChiroptera2021
Brown HareLepus europaeus
VoleArvicolinae2021
ShrewSoricidae2021
Common ShrewSorex araneus2021
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2021

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2023

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects33 species

summer

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Harlequin Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Meadow Grasshopper +28

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2021
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2022
Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima2022
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
Cerambyx cerdoCerambyx cerdo2023
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2023
Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus2023
Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus2023
Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2022
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2022
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2022
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2022
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2022
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2021
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2021
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2021
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2021
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2021
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2021
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2021
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2021
HornetVespa crabro2021
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021
Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis2021

🍄

Fungi60 species

autumn

2022

Angel's Bonnet · Yellowleg Bonnet · Navelwort Rust · Iris Rust · Black Bulgar +55

Angel's BonnetMycena arcangeliana
Yellowleg BonnetMycena epipterygia
Navelwort RustPuccinia umbilici
Iris RustPuccinia iridis
Black BulgarBulgaria inquinans
Bolete MouldHypomyces chrysospermus
Whitelaced ShankMegacollybia platyphylla
Common PuffballLycoperdon perlatum
Oak Curtain CrustHymenochaete rubiginosa
Dyed MilkcapLactarius hysginus
Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
Black Milking BonnetMycena galopus var. nigra
Crystal BrainExidia nucleata
Orange MosscapRickenella fibula
Clouded FunnelClitocybe nebularis
Clustered ToughshankGymnopus confluens
Oak MildewErysiphe alphitoides
Peeling OysterlingCrepidotus mollis
Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
Variable OysterlingCrepidotus variabilis
Butter CapRhodocollybia butyracea
Orange GrisetteAmanita crocea
Weeping WidowLacrymaria lacrymabunda
Bleeding Conifer CrustStereum sanguinolentum
Tufted Wood MushroomAgaricus impudicus
Nitrous BonnetMycena leptocephala
Felted TwigletTubaria conspersa
Orange Ping-Pong BatFavolaschia claudopus
Amanita citrina var. albaAmanita citrina var. alba
Chicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus
Red-Belted BracketFomitopsis pinicola
Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum
Red CageClathrus ruber
Yellowdrop MilkcapLactarius chrysorrheus
Bleeding Oak CrustStereum gausapatum
Common BonnetMycena galericulata
Bay BoleteImleria badia
Smoked OysterlingResupinatus applicatus
Silver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureum
Charcoal BurnerRussula cyanoxantha
Oak ToughshankGymnopus quercophilus
Elder WhitewashXylodon sambuci
Tawny FunnelParalepista flaccida
The FlirtRussula vesca
Ochre BrittlegillRussula ochroleuca
Netted CrustByssomerulius corium
Penny BunBoletus edulis
Scarletina BoleteNeoboletus praestigiator
Bark BonnetPhloeomana speirea
Snapping BonnetMycena vitilis
Common InkcapCoprinopsis atramentaria
Yellow StainerAgaricus xanthodermus
Gilded BoleteAureoboletus gentilis
DeceiverLaccaria laccata
Twig ParachuteMarasmiellus ramealis
King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
Bluefoot BoleteXerocomellus cisalpinus
GrisetteAmanita vaginata
Cortinarius mucifluoidesCortinarius mucifluoides

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2021

Southern Marsh-orchid

Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,042 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds83 species

spring

2026

Mallard · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Grey Heron +78

MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
RedshankTringa totanus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
SwiftApus apus2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2022
Rock DoveColumba livia2021
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2022
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2021
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea2024
Little OwlAthene noctua2023
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2022
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2021
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2021
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2021
Common GullLarus canus2021
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2021

🦌

Mammals10 species

wintersummer

2025

Greater Horseshoe Bat · Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Bat +5

Greater Horseshoe BatRhinolophus ferrumequinum2024
Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
BatChiroptera2021
Brown HareLepus europaeus
VoleArvicolinae2021
ShrewSoricidae2021
Common ShrewSorex araneus2021
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2021

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2023

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects33 species

summer

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Harlequin Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Meadow Grasshopper +28

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2021
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2022
Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima2022
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
Cerambyx cerdoCerambyx cerdo2023
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2023
Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus2023
Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus2023
Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2022
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2022
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2022
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2022
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2022
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2021
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2021
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2021
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2021
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2021
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2021
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2021
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2021
HornetVespa crabro2021
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021
Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis2021

🍄

Fungi60 species

autumn

2022

Angel's Bonnet · Yellowleg Bonnet · Navelwort Rust · Iris Rust · Black Bulgar +55

Angel's BonnetMycena arcangeliana
Yellowleg BonnetMycena epipterygia
Navelwort RustPuccinia umbilici
Iris RustPuccinia iridis
Black BulgarBulgaria inquinans
Bolete MouldHypomyces chrysospermus
Whitelaced ShankMegacollybia platyphylla
Common PuffballLycoperdon perlatum
Oak Curtain CrustHymenochaete rubiginosa
Dyed MilkcapLactarius hysginus
Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
Black Milking BonnetMycena galopus var. nigra
Crystal BrainExidia nucleata
Orange MosscapRickenella fibula
Clouded FunnelClitocybe nebularis
Clustered ToughshankGymnopus confluens
Oak MildewErysiphe alphitoides
Peeling OysterlingCrepidotus mollis
Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
Variable OysterlingCrepidotus variabilis
Butter CapRhodocollybia butyracea
Orange GrisetteAmanita crocea
Weeping WidowLacrymaria lacrymabunda
Bleeding Conifer CrustStereum sanguinolentum
Tufted Wood MushroomAgaricus impudicus
Nitrous BonnetMycena leptocephala
Felted TwigletTubaria conspersa
Orange Ping-Pong BatFavolaschia claudopus
Amanita citrina var. albaAmanita citrina var. alba
Chicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus
Red-Belted BracketFomitopsis pinicola
Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum
Red CageClathrus ruber
Yellowdrop MilkcapLactarius chrysorrheus
Bleeding Oak CrustStereum gausapatum
Common BonnetMycena galericulata
Bay BoleteImleria badia
Smoked OysterlingResupinatus applicatus
Silver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureum
Charcoal BurnerRussula cyanoxantha
Oak ToughshankGymnopus quercophilus
Elder WhitewashXylodon sambuci
Tawny FunnelParalepista flaccida
The FlirtRussula vesca
Ochre BrittlegillRussula ochroleuca
Netted CrustByssomerulius corium
Penny BunBoletus edulis
Scarletina BoleteNeoboletus praestigiator
Bark BonnetPhloeomana speirea
Snapping BonnetMycena vitilis
Common InkcapCoprinopsis atramentaria
Yellow StainerAgaricus xanthodermus
Gilded BoleteAureoboletus gentilis
DeceiverLaccaria laccata
Twig ParachuteMarasmiellus ramealis
King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
Bluefoot BoleteXerocomellus cisalpinus
GrisetteAmanita vaginata
Cortinarius mucifluoidesCortinarius mucifluoides

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2021

Southern Marsh-orchid

Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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