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Devil's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

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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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕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
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hogweed, Pedunculate Oak, Hawthorn +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Rook, Blackbird, Chiffchaff +31 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Rook, Blackbird, Chiffchaff +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Great Willowherb, Hogweed, Pedunculate Oak +143 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Great Willowherb, Hogweed, Pedunculate Oak +143 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Peacock +28 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Peacock +28 more · last seen 2021

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

17 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

South Suffolk Cycle Route A1Cycling route

Named routeRef A1Regional cycle route

Wolf WayCycling route400 km

Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Route 48Cycling route

Named routeRef 48Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

2,175 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,175 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds35 species

winter

2025

Rook · Blackbird · Chiffchaff · Yellowhammer · Buzzard +30

RookCorvus frugilegus2018
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2020
Great TitParus major2018
RobinErithacus rubecula2018
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2018
DunnockPrunella modularis2018
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2018
JackdawColoeus monedula2018
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2018
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2018
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2018
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2018
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2018
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2013
Barn OwlTyto alba2013
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
GreenfinchChloris chloris2018
House SparrowPasser domesticus2018
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2018
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2018
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2018
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2018
Herring GullLarus argentatus2018
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2018
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2018
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2018
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2018
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2014

🦌

Mammals5 species

summer

2025

Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Brown Long-eared Bat · Otter · Badger

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2019
Brown HareLepus europaeus2021
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2014
OtterLutra lutra2016
BadgerMeles meles

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2013

Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects31 species

summer

2021

Small White · Red Admiral · Peacock · Large White · Small Tortoiseshell +26

Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2017
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019
Green HairstreakCallophrys rubi2015
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2020
Red-tailed Mason BeeOsmia bicolor2020
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2019
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2019
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2018
Plea minutissimaPlea minutissima2013

🌿

Plants143 species

summer

2024

Great Willowherb · Bittersweet · Pedunculate Oak · Hogweed · Cock's-foot +138

Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2013
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2014
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2013
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2013
Curled DockRumex crispus
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
White CloverTrifolium repens
DandelionTaraxacum
NipplewortLapsana communis
Common NettleUrtica dioica
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2017
Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2017
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2017
CowslipPrimula veris2017
Common BroomrapeOrobanche minor2017
Sulphur CloverTrifolium ochroleucon2017
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2017
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2017
Field MapleAcer campestre2016
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2016
WatercressNasturtium officinale2013
Curled PondweedPotamogeton crispus2013
Wild CarrotDaucus carota
Centaurea debeauxii subsp. nemoralisCentaurea debeauxii subsp. nemoralis2013
Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare2013
Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2013
RoseRosa2013
Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2013
Grey SedgeCarex divulsa subsp. divulsa2013
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2013
Small MelilotMelilotus indicus2013
IvyHedera helix2013
Hairy VioletViola hirta2013
Hawkweed OxtonguePicris hieracioides2013
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2013
Spurge-laurelDaphne laureola2013
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2013
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2013
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2013
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2013
Upright Hedge BedstrawGalium album subsp. erectum2013
YarrowAchillea millefolium2013
HazelCorylus avellana2013
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2013
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2013
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2013
Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2013
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2013
BrambleRubus fruticosus2013
Sweet VioletViola odorata2013
Hoary PlantainPlantago media2013
Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minor2013
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2013
Black BryonyTamus communis2013
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2013
Water MintMentha aquatica2013
Thread-leaved Water-crowfootRanunculus trichophyllus2013
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus
Square-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonum
Dwarf SpurgeEuphorbia exigua
Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
Small ToadflaxChaenorhinum minus
Sharp-leaved FluellenKickxia elatine
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
CharlockSinapis arvensis
Swine-cressLepidium coronopus
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Lesser HawkbitLeontodon saxatilis
CleaversGalium aparine
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas
Common CudweedFilago germanica
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Fig-leaved GoosefootChenopodium ficifolium
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Round-leaved FluellenKickxia spuria
Great LettuceLactuca virosa
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia
Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre
Slender KnapweedCentaurea debeauxii
Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Squirreltail FescueVulpia bromoides
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
Violet HelleborineEpipactis purpurata2023
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2017
Spring-sedgeCarex caryophyllea2017
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2017
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2017
Hesgen LwydCarex divulsa2017
Ulmus minorUlmus minor2016
AshFraxinus excelsior2016
SprucePicea2016
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2016
Hybrid Black-poplarPopulus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis2016
ElmUlmus2016
HollyIlex aquifolium2016
Sweet-GrassGlyceria2013
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2013
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2013
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2013
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2013

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,175 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds35 species

winter

2025

Rook · Blackbird · Chiffchaff · Yellowhammer · Buzzard +30

RookCorvus frugilegus2018
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2020
Great TitParus major2018
RobinErithacus rubecula2018
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2018
DunnockPrunella modularis2018
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2018
JackdawColoeus monedula2018
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2018
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2018
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2018
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2018
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2018
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2013
Barn OwlTyto alba2013
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
GreenfinchChloris chloris2018
House SparrowPasser domesticus2018
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2018
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2018
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2018
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2018
Herring GullLarus argentatus2018
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2018
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2018
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2018
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2018
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2014

🦌

Mammals5 species

summer

2025

Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Brown Long-eared Bat · Otter · Badger

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2019
Brown HareLepus europaeus2021
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2014
OtterLutra lutra2016
BadgerMeles meles

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2013

Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects31 species

summer

2021

Small White · Red Admiral · Peacock · Large White · Small Tortoiseshell +26

Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2017
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019
Green HairstreakCallophrys rubi2015
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2020
Red-tailed Mason BeeOsmia bicolor2020
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2019
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2019
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2018
Plea minutissimaPlea minutissima2013

🌿

Plants143 species

summer

2024

Great Willowherb · Bittersweet · Pedunculate Oak · Hogweed · Cock's-foot +138

Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2013
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2014
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2013
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2013
Curled DockRumex crispus
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
White CloverTrifolium repens
DandelionTaraxacum
NipplewortLapsana communis
Common NettleUrtica dioica
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2017
Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2017
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2017
CowslipPrimula veris2017
Common BroomrapeOrobanche minor2017
Sulphur CloverTrifolium ochroleucon2017
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2017
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2017
Field MapleAcer campestre2016
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2016
WatercressNasturtium officinale2013
Curled PondweedPotamogeton crispus2013
Wild CarrotDaucus carota
Centaurea debeauxii subsp. nemoralisCentaurea debeauxii subsp. nemoralis2013
Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare2013
Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2013
RoseRosa2013
Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2013
Grey SedgeCarex divulsa subsp. divulsa2013
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2013
Small MelilotMelilotus indicus2013
IvyHedera helix2013
Hairy VioletViola hirta2013
Hawkweed OxtonguePicris hieracioides2013
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2013
Spurge-laurelDaphne laureola2013
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2013
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2013
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2013
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2013
Upright Hedge BedstrawGalium album subsp. erectum2013
YarrowAchillea millefolium2013
HazelCorylus avellana2013
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2013
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2013
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2013
Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2013
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2013
BrambleRubus fruticosus2013
Sweet VioletViola odorata2013
Hoary PlantainPlantago media2013
Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minor2013
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2013
Black BryonyTamus communis2013
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2013
Water MintMentha aquatica2013
Thread-leaved Water-crowfootRanunculus trichophyllus2013
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus
Square-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonum
Dwarf SpurgeEuphorbia exigua
Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
Small ToadflaxChaenorhinum minus
Sharp-leaved FluellenKickxia elatine
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
CharlockSinapis arvensis
Swine-cressLepidium coronopus
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Lesser HawkbitLeontodon saxatilis
CleaversGalium aparine
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas
Common CudweedFilago germanica
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Fig-leaved GoosefootChenopodium ficifolium
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Round-leaved FluellenKickxia spuria
Great LettuceLactuca virosa
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia
Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre
Slender KnapweedCentaurea debeauxii
Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Squirreltail FescueVulpia bromoides
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
Violet HelleborineEpipactis purpurata2023
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2017
Spring-sedgeCarex caryophyllea2017
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2017
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2017
Hesgen LwydCarex divulsa2017
Ulmus minorUlmus minor2016
AshFraxinus excelsior2016
SprucePicea2016
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2016
Hybrid Black-poplarPopulus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis2016
ElmUlmus2016
HollyIlex aquifolium2016
Sweet-GrassGlyceria2013
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2013
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2013
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2013
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2013

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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