[4][2][5] Clapton Moor is almost certainly named after the village and civil parish of Clapton-in-Gordano,[6] which was mentioned in the Domesday book as Clotune,[7][8][9] and later became known as Clopton, from Old English clopp (hill) and -tūn (town).

[10][9] "Moor" in Somerset dialect refers to clayey or peaty, usually waterlogged, low-lying expanses of land drained by many ditches, usually named after a nearby settlement,[6] rather than the standard English definition of acidic heathered open highlands.

[15][14][9] In 1998, a planning application to dredge the rhynes and to construct the sluices and culverts in the reserve was accepted by the North Somerset Council.

[24] In 2003, in partnership with Bristol Zoo Gardens, the Avon Wildlife Trust launched a conservation project to re-introduce the nationally scarce greater water parsnip to Clapton Moor, its former stronghold, via planting manually pollinated seeds acquired from other native water parsnip populations across England.

-Tim McGrath, Head of Nature Reserves of the AWT[25]It is not clear whether the Greater Water Parsnip has been successfully reintroduced to Clapton Moor.

[27][28] The club intended to convert a footpath to a road which would lead to a car park with a capacity of 25 vehicles, and to perform landscaping for a garage and 2 "mobile structures".

[35]the work included: cooperation with a local farmer to manage grass height, digging of shallow dips in the grassland to provide a place for lapwings to nest, hedge-laying, removal of trees to increase visibility of the landscape and to reduce perching sites for potential predators.

[36][35] The several rhynes which run through the site serve as an important habitat for many species of bird, such as wintering wildfowl and breeding waders.

[2][14][13] Rare plant species can be found growing in the rhynes, such as Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, Ranunculus lingua, and Potamogeton coloratus.

[13][2] Barn Owls have been observed on the site as well, hunting small rodents in the tall grass near the southern boundary of the reserve.

[2][14][5] The Clapton Circuit, created by the Avon Wildlife Trust, is a 3.4-mile (5.5 km) recreational circular walk offering panoramic views and passing various points of interest in and around Clapton-in-Gordano.

[37][38][39][9][2] The route is maintained by volunteers of the Gordano Valley Conservation Group wing of the Avon Wildlife trust,[40][41] and is supported by YANSEC and the North Somerset Council.