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Claw Moor Plantation

83 ha

📷 Julian P Guffogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome83 ha

Getting here

50.80111, -4.27282

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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
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Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Wren, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Wren, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +55 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Marsh Thistle, Selfheal, Lesser Cow-horn Bog-moss +6 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Marsh Thistle, Selfheal, Lesser Cow-horn Bog-moss +6 more · last seen 2019

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

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Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
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Named routeRef 3Length 24 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Named routeRef 3Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5 km
Named routeRef 3Length 5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A3079 past Claw Moor Plantation

📷 Julian P Guffogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A3079 past Claw Moor Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Halwill Nature ReserveUrban park4.7 km→🌱Cookworthy MoorUrban park2 km→✦Bowl barrow in Cookworthy Plantation, 290m east of the Baptist chapelHistoric site2.3 km→✦Four bowl barrows on Langaford MoorHistoric site2.8 km→⛪St Petrock's ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChapelReligious grounds3.5 km→

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