Woodpark Coppice
✦ Ancient woodland12 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome12 ha
Getting here
50.96860, -4.29064
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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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Moorhen, Carrion Crow, Robin +65 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Moorhen, Carrion Crow, Robin +65 more · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Barren Strawberry, Elder, Common Chickweed +38 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Black Bryony, Barren Strawberry, Nipplewort +292 more · last seen 2016
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Small White +19 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Small White +19 more · last seen 2023
Free
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
South West Coast Path (Section 8: Westward Ho! to Clovelly)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Photos
Road in the valley below Parkham
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Wildlife to spot
1,930 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,930 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
wintersummerautumn
2024▾
Moorhen · Carrion Crow · Robin · Canada Goose · Blackbird +24
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2020
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2020
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2020
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2020
- TealAnas crecca2020
- CootFulica atra2020
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2022▾
Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Pipistrelle Bat species
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2021
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2021
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2020▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Red Admiral · Painted Lady · Small White · Green-veined White · Peacock +11
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
Wild Strawberry · Bluebell · Ivy · Ramsons · Wood Dock +62
- Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- IvyHedera helix
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- Wood DockRumex sanguineus
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,930 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
wintersummerautumn
2024▾
Moorhen · Carrion Crow · Robin · Canada Goose · Blackbird +24
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2020
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2020
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2020
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2020
- TealAnas crecca2020
- CootFulica atra2020
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2022▾
Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Pipistrelle Bat species
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2021
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2021
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2020▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Red Admiral · Painted Lady · Small White · Green-veined White · Peacock +11
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
Wild Strawberry · Bluebell · Ivy · Ramsons · Wood Dock +62
- Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- IvyHedera helix
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- Wood DockRumex sanguineus
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2019Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2019Emperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasina2020Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2020Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019Ground-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisWestern Red-cedarThuja plicataWestern Red-cedarThuja plicataField-roseRosa arvensisField-roseRosa arvensisBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataPolypodyPolypodium vulgarePolypodyPolypodium vulgareBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptansHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisThale CressArabidopsis thalianaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataWestern Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophyllaWestern Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophyllaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaIntermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectumIntermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectumCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaSanicleSanicula europaeaSanicleSanicula europaeaMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaRemote SedgeCarex remotaRemote SedgeCarex remotaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaNavelwortUmbilicus rupestrisNavelwortUmbilicus rupestrisIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaBlinksMontia fontanaBlinksMontia fontanaGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaShallonGaultheria shallonShallonGaultheria shallonDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesFool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorumFool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorumLesser PeriwinkleVinca minorLesser PeriwinkleVinca minorMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola riviniana