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Clay Park Wood

5 ha
WildlifeFungiForaging
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

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; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Lungwort Lichen, Sticta limbata, Sticta fuliginosa s. lat. +53 more · last seen 2012; Fungi — Lungwort Lichen, Sticta limbata, Sticta fuliginosa s. lat. +53 more · last seen 2012

Varies

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Hazel, Hawthorn, Beech +17 more foraging species

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ash, Sycamore, Japanese Knotweed +110 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Ash, Sycamore, Japanese Knotweed +110 more · last seen 2022

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Dipper, Swallow, Robin +46 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Dipper, Swallow, Robin +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Red Admiral, Small White +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Red Admiral, Small White +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5.1 km
Named routeRef 28Length 5.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 28Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3 km
Named routeRef 28Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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