Claypole Community Park
2 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.03290, -0.72932
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 405m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 405m away
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Large White +26 more · last seen 2020
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Byway (Lincolnshire)
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 18 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Coulby Closepublic footpath · 61 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 61 mPath type: residential
Swallow Drivepublic footpath · 34 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 34 mPath type: residential
Swallow Drivepublic footpath · 148 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 148 mPath type: residential
24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
National Byway (Grantham Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Nottinghamshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Nottinghamshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route99 m▾
Named routeRef 64Length 99 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route219 m▾
Named routeLength 219 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Hough Lanebridleway · 173 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 173 mPath type: service
Hough Lanebridleway · 128 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 128 mPath type: unclassified
Cross Lanerestricted byway · 491 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 491 mSurface gravelPath type: track
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3,954 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
3,954 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
winterspring
2025▾
Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Dunnock +34
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SwiftApus apus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
Pink Water-speedwell · Blunt-fruited Water-starwort · Reed Canary-grass · Celery-leaved Buttercup · Branched Bur-reed +47
- Pink Water-speedwellVeronica catenata
- Blunt-fruited Water-starwortCallitriche obtusangula
- Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
- Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus
- Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum
- Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima
- Amphibious Bistort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,954 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
winterspring
2025▾
Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Dunnock +34
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SwiftApus apus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
Pink Water-speedwell · Blunt-fruited Water-starwort · Reed Canary-grass · Celery-leaved Buttercup · Branched Bur-reed +47
- Pink Water-speedwellVeronica catenata
- Blunt-fruited Water-starwortCallitriche obtusangula
- Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
- Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus
- Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum
- Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima
- Amphibious Bistort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Persicaria amphibia
Persicaria amphibia
Common DuckweedLemna minorCommon DuckweedLemna minorCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWater-plantainAlisma plantago-aquaticaWater-plantainAlisma plantago-aquaticaCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaGreater BurdockArctium lappaGreater BurdockArctium lappaWatercressNasturtium officinaleWatercressNasturtium officinaleField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaRoot BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarisRoot BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarisWater-StarwortCallitricheWater-StarwortCallitricheGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataFool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorumFool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorumRubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifoliusSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusWild-oatAvena fatuaWild-oatAvena fatuaAppleMalus domesticaAppleMalus domesticaYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaBlack-bindweedFallopia convolvulusBlack-bindweedFallopia convolvulusArrowheadSagittaria sagittifoliaArrowheadSagittaria sagittifoliaWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumBuckthornRhamnus catharticaBuckthornRhamnus catharticaGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumCommon OracheAtriplex patulaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisSalix fragilisSalix fragilisSalix fragilisSalix fragilisWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaFool's ParsleyAethusa cynapiumFool's ParsleyAethusa cynapiumRed GoosefootOxybasis rubraRed GoosefootOxybasis rubra