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Bovey Tracey Golf Course

46 ha

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome46 ha

Getting here

50.59928, -3.69333

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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
Parking· Paid

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Eristalis pertinax, Anoplotrupes stercorosus +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 41 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Templer WayWalking route
Named routeRef TWRegional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Yarner Wood Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeRef YWLocal walking route
Orange WayWalking route560 km
Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route
Moretonhampstead North Bovey CircularWalking route
Named routeRef MNBLocal cycle route
Southbrook Lanepublic footpath · 122 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 122 mPath type: unclassified
Southbrook Lanepublic footpath · 106 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 106 mPath type: unclassified
Avenue Roadpublic footpath · 137 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 137 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

40 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wray Valley TrailCycling route
Named routeRef WVTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route189 m
Named routeRef 272Length 189 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route546 m
Named routeRef 272Length 546 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footbridge by River Bovey

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footbridge by River Bovey

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Nearby places

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🌱Mill Marsh Park,Urban park1.3 km→🌱Mill Marsh ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱Parke Walled GardenUrban park600 m→✦Cromwell's Arch and adjacent archHistoric site1.4 km→✦Cromwell's ArchHistoric site1.4 km→💧Trenchford ReservoirReservoir3.5 km→

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