Woodland near Claypole
11 ha
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha
Getting here
53.03510, -0.74682
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Swallow Drivepublic footpath · 148 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 148 mPath type: residential
Wel Fen Lanepublic footpath · 259 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 259 mPath type: track
34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
National Byway (Grantham Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Nottinghamshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Nottinghamshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route99 m▾
Named routeRef 64Length 99 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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4,102 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
4,102 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · House Sparrow · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Dunnock +27
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SwiftApus apus
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
Bristly Oxtongue · Reed Canary-grass · Pink Water-speedwell · Blunt-fruited Water-starwort · Reed Sweet-grass +82
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
- Pink Water-speedwellVeronica catenata
- Blunt-fruited Water-starwortCallitriche obtusangula
- Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima
- Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum
- Great Willowherb
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,102 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · House Sparrow · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Dunnock +27
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SwiftApus apus
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
Bristly Oxtongue · Reed Canary-grass · Pink Water-speedwell · Blunt-fruited Water-starwort · Reed Sweet-grass +82
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
- Pink Water-speedwellVeronica catenata
- Blunt-fruited Water-starwortCallitriche obtusangula
- Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima
- Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum
- Great Willowherb
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Epilobium hirsutum
Epilobium hirsutum
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratusCelery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratusField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorAmphibious BistortPersicaria amphibiaAmphibious BistortPersicaria amphibiaWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumRoot BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarisRoot BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarisCommon DuckweedLemna minorCommon DuckweedLemna minorDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaRubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifoliusCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestrePrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseAppleMalus domesticaAppleMalus domesticaWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumGreater BurdockArctium lappaGreater BurdockArctium lappaFool's ParsleyAethusa cynapiumFool's ParsleyAethusa cynapiumPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisWhite CampionSilene latifoliaWhite CampionSilene latifoliaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleShaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiataShaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiataWater-StarwortCallitricheWater-StarwortCallitricheGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataGuernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensisGuernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensisSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaElmUlmusElmUlmusBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaWeldReseda luteolaWeldReseda luteolaWall BarleyHordeum murinumWall BarleyHordeum murinumCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusWild-oatAvena fatuaWild-oatAvena fatuaHorse-radishArmoracia rusticanaHorse-radishArmoracia rusticanaEqual-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrumEqual-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrumYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaBlack-bindweedFallopia convolvulusBlack-bindweedFallopia convolvulusLucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativaLucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativaArrowheadSagittaria sagittifoliaArrowheadSagittaria sagittifoliaBuckthornRhamnus catharticaBuckthornRhamnus catharticaGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorBlack HorehoundBallota nigraBlack HorehoundBallota nigraSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisSmooth TareErvum tetraspermumSmooth TareErvum tetraspermumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusSalix fragilisSalix fragilisSalix fragilisSalix fragilisRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRed ValerianCentranthus ruberCommon Stork's-billErodium cicutariumCommon Stork's-billErodium cicutariumBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaRed GoosefootOxybasis rubraRed GoosefootOxybasis rubraGreat LettuceLactuca virosaGreat LettuceLactuca virosaWater-plantainAlisma plantago-aquaticaWater-plantainAlisma plantago-aquaticaCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaWatercressNasturtium officinaleWatercressNasturtium officinaleLesser Swine-cressLepidium didymumLesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum