Hey muddy fam
I'm in Australia and hoping to travel back to England and Europe this time next year for a few months (obvious reasons permitting) and am desperate to find some good super discreet spots of sloppy dark forest/woodland mud, preferably around the midlands for ease, but would travel and Airbnb wherever it is for a few days for maximum play time.
Would anyone have any recommendations? Potential woodland areas near them that could be worth investigating? Similar to the stuff in the pics attached. Throw ideas at me!
Thanks boys

A muddy, but discreet location is a bit of an urban myth in my opinion. I've always found the best spots tend to be in the busy areas, as the foot traffic from people walking by churns up the mud more.

Finding good locations is really difficult, even after scouting OS maps and satellite imagery, I've travelled long distances to really gooey looking estuaries only to find it's firm hard sand. Local knowledge is key.
If you've not already looked, the 'mudboy' page might help you, having said that a load of their 'good' locations are pretty crap imo. Having said THAT, my all time favourite location is also one of theirs!

I enjoy playing in the mud in the East Midlands and have a few locations here http://www.wtanmse.co.uk/mud.html

What sxmud says is sadly more or less my experience too

The only times I've found good mud in wooded areas that aren't heavily trodden, it's been around forestry plantations in Scotland in peaty upland areas. You may find marshy pockets that have been left between blocks of planting, and sometimes there are places where trees have blown over and the hole left by the roots fills with silt over time, forming a neat little bathtub. It tends to be peaty rather than the type of mud in your photos though.