National Trust Wood
Milfordleigh
Devon
6.26 ha (15.47 acres)
Blackaton Copse
Gidleigh
Woodland Trust wood
Size:
4.86 ha (12.01 acres)
Grid reference:
SX678886
Map reference:
Explorer 28
OS Landranger 191
A small rocky woodland on the uplands of Dartmoor this ancient woodland has lichen communities alongside oak and birch trees. The Blackaton Brook is important for spawning trout and salmon and old stone field boundaries traverse the site.
Features
- Public access
- Autumn colour
- Spring flowers
- Moorland
- Broadleaved woodland
