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Claypit Plantation

3 ha

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeForaging
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.24754, 0.42745

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hobby and Woodpigeon
  • 🌿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

Bird watching

Birds — Hobby, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Hobby, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Dandelion, Hawthorn, Rough Hawkbit +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Azure Damselfly, Parent Bug +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — White Clover, Yarrow, Salad Burnet +134 more · last seen 2025; Plants — White Clover, Yarrow, Salad Burnet +134 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley Path part 1Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

38 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km
Named routeRef 51Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route196 m
Named routeRef 51Length 196 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route63 m
Named routeRef 51Length 63 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route41 m
Named routeRef 51Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route50 m
Named routeLength 50 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Gallops on Warren Hill

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gallops on Warren Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The SeveralsUrban park1.1 km→🌱King Edward VII Memorial GroundsUrban park1.8 km→🌱Memorial Hall GardensUrban park1.8 km→🌱Studlands ParkUrban park3.4 km→✦CHIPPENHAM HALLHistoric site4.9 km→✦Bill Tutte MonumentHistoric site1.4 km→

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