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Claypit Wood

✦ Ancient woodland10 ha
WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 487m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Viola odorata var. dumetorum, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Lady's Bedstraw +22 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Stag Beetle, Common Blue Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +64 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stag Beetle, Common Blue Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
St Swithun's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Wellesley Green RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Alice Holt Forest: Lodge Pond TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Blackwater Valley PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Shipwrights WayWalking route

A long distance route which links villages and towns in east Hampshire. The name reflects the use of oak grown at Alice Holt Forest for Tudor shipbuilding.

Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

44 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Odiham circular (Cycling Discoveries in and Around North Hampshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef 2: Odiham circularRegional cycle route
Rushmoor cycle network (Aldershot)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Scholars GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Weyside GreenwayCycling route

Final NCN 22 route through the centre of Farnham

Named routeRef 22 (Proposed)National Cycle Network
Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
Route 224Cycling route
Named routeRef 224National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route
Named route
King Alfred's WayMountain bike route

King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.

Named routeRegional cycle route
Christmas Pie TrailMountain bike route13.7 km

leisure route from East Farnham to northwest Guildford

Named routeLength 13.7 km
Alice Holt Forest: Family Cycle RouteMountain bike route
Named routeRef Family Cycle RouteLocal cycle route
Cycle Surrey Hills - Elstead LoopMountain bike route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Blackwater Valley Multi-User PathMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

19 public paths nearby

Public paths
Middle Old Parkbridleway · 165 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 165 mSurface compactedPath type: service
Old Park Lanebridleway · 5 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 5 mSurface gravelPath type: service
Old Park Lanebridleway · 558 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 558 mSurface gravelPath type: service
Old Park Lanebridleway · 447 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 447 mSurface pebblestonePath type: track
Old Park Lanebridleway · 129 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 129 mSurface dirtPath type: service

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