Interesting information
Currently covering 20 acres, the woodland was likely much larger in the past, having diminished partly due to previous tree cutting and changes in climate.
Black-a-Tor Copse
- About this route
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Black-a-Tor Copse National Nature Reserve is a narrow band of high-elevation ancient oak woodland, where the trees take on stunted, twisted shapes and are abundantly covered in mosses and lichens. This area is one of only three such locations on the moor, alongside Piles Copse to the south and the well-known Wistman’s Wood.
The pedunculate oaks, along with a few rowans, stretch nearly a mile along the West Okement River valley at an elevation of about 1,300 feet. The plants, including ferns, wildflower species and fungi, grow on the ground, on the trees and on the many granite boulders that are on the valley floor. The wood is not managed in any active way, only by the grazing of ponies and sheep who live in the surrounding moorland.
- Getting Around
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By car
- Facilities
- Parking, Dog Friendly.
- Terrain
- Footpaths
- Accessibility
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cycle
18kms
The Granite Way
The Granite Way is an 11 mile multi-use trail running between Okehampton and Lydford along the north western edge ofupland-moor
The Granite Way
The Granite Way is an 11-mile cycle and walkway running between Okehampton and Lydford, mostly following the course of thewildlife