Devil's ditch: boundary earthwork
12 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha
Getting here
51.21246, -1.69039
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blackcap +63 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blackcap +63 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Gatekeeper +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km▾
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route88 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 88 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 45Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route578 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 578 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route139 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 139 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
16 public paths nearby
Public paths
Southern Transitbyway open to all traffic · 8.9 km▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 8.9 kmSurface gravelPath type: track
Milston Drovebyway open to all traffic · 3.5 km▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 3.5 kmPath type: track
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
15,877 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,877 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Robin · House Sparrow · Blue Tit · House Martin · Blackcap +37
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- RavenCorvus corax
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
🦌Mammals6 species
springwinter
2025▾
Brown Rat · Muntjac · Red Fox · Rabbit · Roe Deer +1
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BadgerMeles meles
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Red Admiral · Meadow Brown · Small White · Small Heath · Speckled Wood +13
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus
Sand-hill Screw-moss · Beech · Common Ragwort · Lady's Bedstraw · Viper's-bugloss +3
- Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare
- Dwarf ThistleCirsium acaule
- Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,877 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Robin · House Sparrow · Blue Tit · House Martin · Blackcap +37
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- RavenCorvus corax
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
🦌Mammals6 species
springwinter
2025▾
Brown Rat · Muntjac · Red Fox · Rabbit · Roe Deer +1
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BadgerMeles meles
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Red Admiral · Meadow Brown · Small White · Small Heath · Speckled Wood +13
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus
Sand-hill Screw-moss · Beech · Common Ragwort · Lady's Bedstraw · Viper's-bugloss +3
- Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare
- Dwarf ThistleCirsium acaule
- Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa floreaBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiBrown ArgusAricia agestis2024Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatusLesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatusBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaGlow-wormLampyris noctilucaGlow-wormLampyris noctilucaGreen Tiger BeetleCicindela campestrisGreen Tiger BeetleCicindela campestrisCommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataEvents & activities nearby
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