Clapton Moor

Clapton Moor Nature Reserve
Clapton Moor during summer
Clapton Moor is located in North Somerset
Clapton Moor
Location within North Somerset
TypeNature Reserve
LocationNorth Somerset
Nearest townWeston-in-Gordano
OS gridST 458 735
Coordinates51°27′27″N 02°46′48″W / 51.45750°N 2.78000°W / 51.45750; -2.78000
Area40 ha (99 acres)
Managed byAvon Wildlife Trust
PathsThe Clapton Circuit
DesignationSite of Nature Conservation Interest
WebsiteAvon Wildlife Trust

Clapton Moor is a 40-hectare (99-acre) Avon Wildlife Trust nature reserve and part of the Gordano Valley, Clapton Moor, Middle Bridge and rhynes Site of Nature Conservation Interest in Somerset, England.[1][2]

Clapton Moor is located in the Gordano Valley region of North Somerset. Precisely, north of Clevedon lane, in between the villages of Weston-in-Gordano and Clapton-in-Gordano. The nature reserve lies within the borders of the Clapton-in-Gordano civil parish.[3]

Access to the reserve is restricted for non-permit holders, but a public footpath passes through the reserve from Clapton Drove to Clevedon lane. There is a path which leads to a bird hide in the south of the reserve, and a bridge across a large rhyne near the eastern boundary.[4][2][5]

  1. ^ "Conservation areas | North Somerset Council". n-somerset.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Clapton Moor | Avon Wildlife Trust". www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Town and parish council map | North Somerset Council". n-somerset.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Planning constraints portal". map.n-somerset.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
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