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Ditch Wood

✦ Ancient woodland15 ha

📷 Bob Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

52.12480, 1.04467

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Chiffchaff, Blue Tit +47 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Chiffchaff, Blue Tit +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Hogweed, Dandelion +27 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cleavers, Bugle, Field Maple +250 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Silver-washed Fritillary, White Admiral, Glow-worm +61 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Silver-washed Fritillary, White Admiral, Glow-worm +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gipping Valley River PathWalking route
Named route
Darmsden Lanepublic footpath · 783 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 783 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Route 10BCycling route
Named routeRef 10BLocal cycle route
Route 11BCycling route
Named routeRef 11BLocal cycle route
Route 48Cycling route
Named routeRef 48Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route982 m
Named routeRef 51Length 982 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route708 m
Named routeRef 51Length 708 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ditch Wood, Darmsden

📷 Bob Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ditch Wood, Darmsden

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🌱Needham LakeUrban park3.2 km→🦉NEEDHAM LAKENature reserve3.2 km→✦Baylham Roman siteHistoric site3 km→🌱Crowley Park Playing FieldUrban park3.3 km→✦SHRUBLAND HALLHistoric site4.1 km→🌱Shrubland ParkUrban park4.2 km→

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