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Clay Wood

✦ Ancient woodland8 ha

📷 Roger Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

52.00118, 0.35826

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Greenfinch +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Greenfinch +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Hawthorn, Elder +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ground-ivy, White Dead-nettle, Common Mallow +56 more · last seen 2017

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown +29 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown +29 more · last seen 2021

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Turpin's Trail 1Walking route

Third of three linked circular walks around the birthplace of Dick Turpin, Highwayman

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Turpin's Trail 3Walking route

Third of three linked circular walks around the birthplace of Dick Turpin, Highwayman

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Turpin's Trail 2Walking route

Second of three linked circular walks around the birthplace of Dick Turpin, Highwayman

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 04Walking route
Named routeRef LW04Local walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking over arable land to Clay Wood, Radwinter

📷 Roger Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking over arable land to Clay Wood, Radwinter

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦A moated site at Goddards FarmHistoric site1.2 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds1.7 km→✦The Howses moated siteHistoric site1.9 km→✦Wincelow Hall moated siteHistoric site2.3 km→✦Moated site and fishpond at Maynards FarmHistoric site3.9 km→✦Moated site and three ponds at Parsonage FarmHistoric site4.1 km→

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