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Blackaton Copse

Gidleigh

Woodland Trust wood

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