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Brickhampton Court Golf Club

1 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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51.89562, -2.18631

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Walking trails

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pintail +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pintail +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Greater Bulb-Fly, Hornet Hoverfly +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Greater Bulb-Fly, Hornet Hoverfly +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Glevum Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km

Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route

Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km

Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route

Wysis WayWalking route88.5 km

Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye

Named routeRef WYSLength 88.5 kmRegional walking route

Cheltenham Circular FootpathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Geopark WayWalking route175 km

Named routeRef geoLength 175 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

99 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Mercian WayCycling route

Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network

Route 41Cycling route

Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network

Gloucestershire Cycle SpineCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6Local cycle route

National BywayCycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route22 m

Named routeRef 41Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

17,179 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

17,179 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds25 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Wigeon · Shoveler · Pintail · Pochard · Starling +20

WigeonMareca penelope
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PintailAnas acuta
PochardAythya ferina2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects6 species

springsummer

2025

Hornet Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Rosemary Beetle · Eristalis tenax · Dark-edged Bee-fly +1

Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2025

Raspberry

RaspberryRubus idaeus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

17,179 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds25 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Wigeon · Shoveler · Pintail · Pochard · Starling +20

WigeonMareca penelope
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PintailAnas acuta
PochardAythya ferina2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects6 species

springsummer

2025

Hornet Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Rosemary Beetle · Eristalis tenax · Dark-edged Bee-fly +1

Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2025

Raspberry

RaspberryRubus idaeus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Oli · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Chalford Avenue Open SpaceUrban park3.6 km→🌱Benhall ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Hesters Way ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Brickhampton Court Golf ClubUrban park400 m→🌱Longlevens AllotmentsUrban park2.1 km→🌱St Andrew's ChurchUrban park2.4 km→

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