Woodland Copse
✦ Ancient woodland13 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha
Getting here
50.81522, -3.91101
Open directionsv
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Raven +69 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Raven +69 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Devon Whitebeam, Japanese Knotweed +53 more · last seen 2020
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
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
Plants — Common Chickweed, Red Dead-nettle, Wild Strawberry +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tarka TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Photos
A belt of woodland along a stream south of Bondleigh
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Wildlife to spot
1,526 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,526 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummer
2024▾
Blackbird · Robin · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Wren +35
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2021
- SwiftApus apus2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- Great TitParus major2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2021
- MagpiePica pica2021
- RookCorvus frugilegus2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
- NuthatchSitta europaea2021
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2021
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2021
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2020
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2020
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Otter · Grey Squirrel +1
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2019
Grass Snake · Common Lizard
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2021
Red Admiral · Painted Lady · Peacock · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Oil Beetle +13
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Oil BeetleMeloe
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2020
Date Waxcap
- Date WaxcapHygrocybe spadicea
Common Chickweed · Red Dead-nettle · Green Alkanet · Scarlet Pimpernel · Greater Celandine +34
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
- Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis
- Greater CelandineChelidonium majus
- IvyHedera helix
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,526 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummer
2024▾
Blackbird · Robin · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Wren +35
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2021
- SwiftApus apus2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- Great TitParus major2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2021
- MagpiePica pica2021
- RookCorvus frugilegus2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
- NuthatchSitta europaea2021
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2021
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2021
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2020
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2020
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Otter · Grey Squirrel +1
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2019
Grass Snake · Common Lizard
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2021
Red Admiral · Painted Lady · Peacock · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Oil Beetle +13
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Oil BeetleMeloe
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2020
Date Waxcap
- Date WaxcapHygrocybe spadicea
Common Chickweed · Red Dead-nettle · Green Alkanet · Scarlet Pimpernel · Greater Celandine +34
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
- Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis
- Greater CelandineChelidonium majus
- IvyHedera helix
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rabbit
Rabbit
Oryctolagus cuniculus2019
Oryctolagus cuniculus2019
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2020Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2020Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2020Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2020Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2020Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2020Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2020Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2020Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisSlender SpeedwellVeronica filiformisSlender SpeedwellVeronica filiformisBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptansLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisGreen Field-speedwellVeronica agrestisGreen Field-speedwellVeronica agrestisSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumSymphytum officinale subsp. officinaleSymphytum officinale subsp. officinaleSymphytum officinale subsp. officinaleSymphytum officinale subsp. officinalePetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisHairy TareErvilia hirsutaHairy TareErvilia hirsutaField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisLesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2019Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2019Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2019Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2019Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2019Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2019NipplewortLapsana communis2019NipplewortLapsana communis2019Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2019Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2019White CloverTrifolium repens2019White CloverTrifolium repens2019YewTaxus baccata2019YewTaxus baccata2019Bush VetchVicia sepium2019Bush VetchVicia sepium2019Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2019Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2019HollyIlex aquifolium2019HollyIlex aquifolium2019BrambleRubus fruticosus2019BrambleRubus fruticosus2019Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2019Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2019CleaversGalium aparine2019CleaversGalium aparine2019Events & activities nearby
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