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Downes Golf Club

6 ha

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

50.77858, -3.62634

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Moorhen
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 483m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Pied Wagtail +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Pied Wagtail +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Pied Wagtail +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Oedemera femoralis, Tree Bumblebee, Eristalis pertinax +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Oedemera femoralis, Tree Bumblebee, Eristalis pertinax +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Tedbury Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeRef TEDLocal walking route
Dunsford to Exeter WayWalking route
Named routeRef DEWRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
Crediton History TrailWalking route
Named routeRef CHT
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Exeter to Okehampton LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Gate into woodlands on the edge of golf course

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gate into woodlands on the edge of golf course

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Chantry HouseHistoric site2.1 km→🌱Newcombes MeadowUrban park2.4 km→🌱Newcombe's MeadowUrban park2.4 km→🌱Newcombe's MeadowUrban park2.4 km→🌱Crediton Bowling ClubUrban park2.5 km→🌱Shobrooke ParkUrban park2.4 km→

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