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CLIFFORD MANOR
✦ Ancient woodland4 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
52.16497, -1.70941
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8 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +77 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +77 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Historic site with public access
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, 7-spot Ladybird, Speckled Bush-cricket +33 more · last seen 2026
Dogs allowed with public access
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km▾
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Heart of England WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km▾
From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury
Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
E2 hiking trail BirminghamWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Holly Walkpublic footpath · 690 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 690 mPath type: footway
60 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Stratford-WelfordCycling route▾
Named routeRef SWLocal cycle route
Stratford-IlmingtonCycling route▾
Named routeRef SILocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route161 m▾
Named routeRef 41Length 161 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route15 m▾
Named routeRef 41Length 15 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
About this historic site
Grade II registered historic park and garden
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
✦ Ancient✓ Public access🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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