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Claypond Holt

4 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.16654, -0.40520

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 227m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Starling +96 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Starling +96 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Eristalis pertinax, 7-spot Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, 7-spot Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Spires and Steeples TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lincoln to Branston cycle pathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Branston to Washingborough Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Boston to Lincoln

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN 1 Southrey winter alternativeCycling route
Named routeNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route102 m
Named routeRef 1Length 102 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths
Bridleway Closebridleway · 7 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 7 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Nocton Park Roadbridleway · 37 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 37 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Cyclone Waybridleway · 342 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 342 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farm track to Stockdove Holt

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farm track to Stockdove Holt

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Car Dyke in Nocton WoodHistoric site2.1 km→🌱Grounds of Nocton HallUrban park500 m→🌱Grounds of Nocton HallUrban park700 m→🌱Nocton Village GreenUrban park800 m→⛪St Wilfrid's ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→✦Old Field PumpHistoric site1.1 km→

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