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The Clump

2 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.77823, -1.12183

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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
  • 🌿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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Elder, Lesser Chickweed, Spear-leaved Orache +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Red Bartsia, Elder, Lords-and-Ladies +134 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Red Bartsia, Elder, Lords-and-Ladies +134 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Lesser Marsh Grasshopper, Altica, Roesel's Bush-cricket +16 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Lesser Marsh Grasshopper, Altica, Roesel's Bush-cricket +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Pocket Plum · last seen 2021; Fungi — Pocket Plum · last seen 2021

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

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

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Notts Wolds WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route990 m
Named routeRef 6Length 990 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route561 m
Named routeRef 6Length 561 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Grass field, Walton on the Wolds

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Grass field, Walton on the Wolds

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Jenham Drive ParkUrban park4.9 km→✦STANFORD HALLHistoric site4.9 km→🌱Stanford Hall Rehabilitation EstateUrban park5 km→✦PRESTWOLD HALLHistoric site1.7 km→🌱The Washdyke Community Orchard and Play AreaUrban park2.8 km→🌱Great Central Road Play AreaUrban park4.9 km→

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