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Clay Moor

36 ha

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome36 ha

Getting here

50.89464, -4.12578

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Rook, Robin +64 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Blackbird, Rook, Robin +64 more · last seen 2024

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Torth Felen, White Fibrecap, Candlesnuff Fungus +173 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Torth Felen, White Fibrecap, Candlesnuff Fungus +173 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Common Sorrel, Meadowsweet, Bramble +33 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Lackey, Wood White, Small Garden Bumblebee +102 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Lackey, Wood White, Small Garden Bumblebee +102 more · last seen 2019

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hemlock Water-dropwort, Ribwort Plantain, Soft-rush +164 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Hemlock Water-dropwort, Ribwort Plantain, Soft-rush +164 more · last seen 2020

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Tarka TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 3Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 3Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ball clay works at Clay Moor

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ball clay works at Clay Moor

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds2.1 km→⛪Petrockstowe Methodist ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→⛪St Petrock's ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→⛪St Giles's ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→✦Moated site at Grange FarmHistoric site1.9 km→✦Bowl barrow in Heathermoor Plantation, 50m north east of Petrockstow StationHistoric site2.4 km→

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