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CLAYDON

111 ha

📷 Gordon Griffiths · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsHeritagePicnic
Public accessDogs welcome111 ha

Getting here

51.92252, -0.95588

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Woodpigeon
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • ☕Claydon House Tea Room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParkingToilets

Best for

12 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Tawny Owl +76 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Heritage

Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS; Historic site with public access

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Tawny Owl +76 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +145 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

café, toilets

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cross Bucks WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Outer Aylesbury RingWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
North Bucks WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Bernwood Jubilee WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
National Byway (Bernwood Forest Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route993 m
Named routeRef 51Length 993 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route694 m
Named routeRef 51Length 694 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2 km
Named routeRef 51Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Claydon Tree

📷 Gordon Griffiths · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Claydon Tree

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Claydon ParkUrban park100 m→✦Preceptory of the Knights Hospitallers, associated fishponds, medieval settlement of Hogshaw and the site of the medieval church of St John the Baptist, 200m south of Hogshaw FarmHistoric site3.5 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds1.9 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.1 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→