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Black Ditch Plantation

9 ha

📷 Keith Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

52.05170, 1.42043

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 346m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Dartford Warbler, Woodlark, Hobby +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Dartford Warbler, Woodlark, Hobby +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Cockchafer, Limnephilus vittatus, Lagria hirta +81 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Cockchafer, Limnephilus vittatus, Lagria hirta +81 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Vetch, Viper's-bugloss, Creeping Buttercup +8 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Vetch, Viper's-bugloss, Creeping Buttercup +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sandlings WalkWalking route89 km

Southwold to Rushmere Heath on the outskirts of Ipswich

Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Suffolk Coast PathWalking route80 km
Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route
Rendlesham Forest UFO TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41Regional cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Tang TrailMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

13 public paths nearby

Public paths
Stebbings Lanerestricted byway · 110 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 110 mPath type: residential
Tower Hill Roadrestricted byway · 82 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 82 mPath type: residential
Stebbings Lanerestricted byway · 248 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 248 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Centre Pivot Irrigation System

📷 Keith Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Centre Pivot Irrigation System

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Henge and associated barrow cemetery south of Home Whin FarmHistoric site2.4 km→🌱St Margaret's ChurchUrban park2.5 km→🌱St Andrew's ChurchUrban park3.2 km→🌱All Saints' ChurchUrban park4.2 km→⛪St Margaret's ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→✦Martello tower at Shingle StreetHistoric site3 km→

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