Clay Quarry Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.68481, -1.35171
Open directionsv
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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
64 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route41 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route52 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 52 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route576 m▾
Named routeLength 576 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route126 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 126 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Station Road and Wood Road Junction
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Wildlife to spot
21,234 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
21,234 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds14 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Pied Wagtail · Black-headed Gull · Dunnock +9
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Mole · Rabbit · Red Fox · Harvest Mouse · Grey Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects93 species
springsummer
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Migrant Hawker · Cymus claviculus · Phasia hemiptera · Wasp Beetle +88
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Cymus claviculusCymus claviculus
- Phasia hemipteraPhasia hemiptera
- Wasp BeetleClytus arietis
- Sigara (Pseudovermicorixa) nigrolineataSigara (Pseudovermicorixa) nigrolineata
Scarlet Elfcup · Common Jelly Spot · Wood Oysterling · Phyllactinia mali · Mint Rust +11
- Scarlet ElfcupSarcoscypha austriaca
- Common Jelly SpotDacrymyces stillatus
- Wood OysterlingDeconica horizontalis
- Phyllactinia maliPhyllactinia mali2025
- Mint RustPuccinia menthae2025
- Nettle RashLeptosphaeria acuta2025
Great Willowherb · Frizzled Pincushion · Snowdrop · Wood Small-reed · Chicory +10
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Wood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejos2024
- ChicoryCichorium intybus2024
- Pink Water-speedwellVeronica catenata2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
21,234 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds14 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Pied Wagtail · Black-headed Gull · Dunnock +9
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Mole · Rabbit · Red Fox · Harvest Mouse · Grey Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects93 species
springsummer
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Migrant Hawker · Cymus claviculus · Phasia hemiptera · Wasp Beetle +88
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Cymus claviculusCymus claviculus
- Phasia hemipteraPhasia hemiptera
- Wasp BeetleClytus arietis
- Sigara (Pseudovermicorixa) nigrolineataSigara (Pseudovermicorixa) nigrolineata
Scarlet Elfcup · Common Jelly Spot · Wood Oysterling · Phyllactinia mali · Mint Rust +11
- Scarlet ElfcupSarcoscypha austriaca
- Common Jelly SpotDacrymyces stillatus
- Wood OysterlingDeconica horizontalis
- Phyllactinia maliPhyllactinia mali2025
- Mint RustPuccinia menthae2025
- Nettle RashLeptosphaeria acuta2025
Great Willowherb · Frizzled Pincushion · Snowdrop · Wood Small-reed · Chicory +10
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Wood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejos2024
- ChicoryCichorium intybus2024
- Pink Water-speedwellVeronica catenata2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hare's-foot Clover
Hare's-foot Clover
Trifolium arvense2024
Trifolium arvense2024
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2024Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2024Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2024Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2024Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2024Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2024Bristle Club-rushIsolepis setacea2024Bristle Club-rushIsolepis setacea2024TansyTanacetum vulgare2024TansyTanacetum vulgare2024Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2024Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2024Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2024Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2024Events & activities nearby
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