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Colchester Golf Club

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessPaid entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.91086, 0.87689

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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
  • ⛳Golf 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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Golf

Golf course

Paid

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Mute Swan, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mute Swan, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Stag Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +172 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stag Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +172 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 32 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Colchester Orbital West BWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Colchester Orbital West AWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Colchester Orbital Spoke (North)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Colchester Orbital Spoke (West)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Colchester Orbital Spoke (South)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Braiswick Lanepublic footpath · 259 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 259 mSurface unpavedPath type: residential
West Bergholt 23public footpath · 283 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 283 mSurface groundPath type: footway
West Bergholt 23public footpath · 260 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 260 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

154 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Greenstead to North StationCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Colchester Orbital CycleCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Colchester Orbital Cycle Spoke (South-East)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Colchester Orbital Cycle Spoke (North East)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fallow Field Near Colchester Golf Club

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fallow Field Near Colchester Golf Club

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Nearby places

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🌱Castle ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱High Woods Country ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Castle ParkUrban park2.4 km→✦COLCHESTER CASTLE PARKHistoric site2.7 km→🌱Lower Castle ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Victorian Shrub GardenUrban park2.7 km→

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