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Great Torrington Golf Club

7 ha

📷 Roger A Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

50.95765, -4.16312

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· FreePicnic spot

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Ramsons, Wild Strawberry +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Violet Oil-beetle, Dock Bug, Eristalis tenax +76 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Violet Oil-beetle, Dock Bug, Eristalis tenax +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Meadowsweet, Primrose, Himalayan Balsam +102 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Meadowsweet, Primrose, Himalayan Balsam +102 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Great Torrington CircularWalking route
Named routeRef GTC
Rolle Roadpublic footpath · 672 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 672 mPath type: track
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Tarka TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 3Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 3Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Puffing Billy, formerly the Great Torrington Railway Station

📷 Roger A Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Puffing Billy, formerly the Great Torrington Railway Station

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Nearby places

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✦GREAT TORRINGTON CEMETERYHistoric site600 m→🎱Old Bowling GreenBowling green500 m→🌱Rack ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱Rack ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱RosemoorUrban park2.7 km→🌱Fruit And Vegetable GardenUrban park2.5 km→

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