Devil's Oven Plantation 36 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 36 ha
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52.44900, 1.00101
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 318m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 318m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Lesser Stag Beetle +101 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Lesser Stag Beetle +101 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
〰 Waterside walks
Strong match
Lakeside priority habitat
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Via Beata Walking route ▾
A pilgrimage with a difference... with a dream to span Great Britain from Lowestoft to St Davids.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Tas Valley Way Walking route 42 km ▾
Norwich to Attleborough
Named route Length 42 km Regional walking route
Show on map Oliver's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Randall's Lane restricted byway · 295 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 295 m Path type: service
Show on map Randall's Lane restricted byway · 448 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 448 m Surface concrete Path type: service
Show on map Copince's Lane restricted byway · 390 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 390 m Path type: service
Show on map Gipsie's Lane bridleway · 458 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 458 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Gipsie's Lane bridleway · 64 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 64 m Path type: track
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17,763 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,763 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Magpie · Pied Wagtail +41
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Muntjac · Natterer's Bat · Common Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 25 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Black Clock · Demetrias atricapillus · Pea-leaf Weevil · Green Shieldbug +20
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Demetrias atricapillus Demetrias atricapillus Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Common Water-Boatman Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,763 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Magpie · Pied Wagtail +41
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Muntjac · Natterer's Bat · Common Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 25 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Black Clock · Demetrias atricapillus · Pea-leaf Weevil · Green Shieldbug +20
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Demetrias atricapillus Demetrias atricapillus Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Common Water-Boatman Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca
Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca
Stomis pumicatus Stomis pumicatus
Stomis pumicatus Stomis pumicatus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Mycetophagus atomarius Mycetophagus atomarius
Mycetophagus atomarius Mycetophagus atomarius
Olibrus corticalis Olibrus corticalis
Olibrus corticalis Olibrus corticalis
Viburnum Scale Lichtensia viburni
Viburnum Scale Lichtensia viburni
Platyderus depressus Platyderus depressus
Platyderus depressus Platyderus depressus
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Rhombic Leatherbug Syromastus rhombeus
Rhombic Leatherbug Syromastus rhombeus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis
Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides
Trichosirocalus troglodytes Trichosirocalus troglodytes2025
Trichosirocalus troglodytes Trichosirocalus troglodytes2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Lepinotus patruelis Lepinotus patruelis2025
Lepinotus patruelis Lepinotus patruelis2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium2025
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium2025
Poecilus cupreus Poecilus cupreus2025
Poecilus cupreus Poecilus cupreus2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025 