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Woodpark Coppice

✦ Ancient woodland12 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome12 ha

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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Moorhen, Carrion Crow, Robin +65 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Moorhen, Carrion Crow, Robin +65 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Barren Strawberry, Elder, Common Chickweed +38 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Black Bryony, Barren Strawberry, Nipplewort +292 more · last seen 2016

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Small White +19 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Small White +19 more · last seen 2023

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
South West Coast Path (Section 8: Westward Ho! to Clovelly)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Road in the valley below Parkham

Road in the valley below Parkham

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