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Devil's Ditch, Reach to Woodditton

49 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome49 ha

Getting here

52.23374, 0.35813

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Blue Tit
  • ✦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

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Blue Tit, Robin +45 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Blue Tit, Robin +45 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Small Heath, Adonis Blue, Small White +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Sainfoin, Common Rock-rose +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 52 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley Path part 1Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Devil's Dykepublic footpath · 57 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 57 mPath type: footway
Devil's Dykepublic footpath · 534 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 534 mPath type: footway
Devil's Dykepublic footpath · 36 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 36 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

57 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route21 m
Named routeRef 51Length 21 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km
Named routeRef 51Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route196 m
Named routeRef 51Length 196 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route63 m
Named routeRef 51Length 63 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 51Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

20 public paths nearby

Public paths
Clunch Pit Lanebyway open to all traffic · 179 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 179 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Blackberry Drovewaybyway open to all traffic · 835 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 835 mPath type: track
Green Lanebyway open to all traffic · 306 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 306 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Green Lanebyway open to all traffic · 446 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 446 mSurface unpavedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Devil's Dyke

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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