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Rushmere Golf Course

1 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.05766, 1.20456

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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
  • 🅿️C 76m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Stag Beetle, Common Darter +98 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Mistletoe, Himalayan Honeysuckle, Lords-and-Ladies +50 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Mistletoe, Himalayan Honeysuckle, Lords-and-Ladies +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Ground-elder, Raspberry, Elder +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
King Charles III England Coast Path: East: Shotley Gate to Felixstowe FerryWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Sandlings WalkWalking route89 km

Southwold to Rushmere Heath on the outskirts of Ipswich

Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Stour & Orwell WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Sandlings Walk (St Augustine's route)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Sandlings Walk (Heath Road route)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Trafalgar Walkpublic footpath · 155 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 155 mPath type: service
Trafalgar Walkpublic footpath · 159 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 159 mPath type: path
Heath Walkpublic footpath · 535 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 535 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
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Cycling

180 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
2ACycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 10BCycling route
Named routeRef 10BLocal cycle route
Felixstowe - WoodbridgeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN51 Proposed change avoiding Duke Street, IpswichCycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

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Rushmere Golf Course

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Holywells ParkUrban park2.6 km→✦CHRISTCHURCH MANSIONHistoric site3.4 km→🌱Christchurch ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Rushmere CommonUrban park300 m→🌱Sandlings open spaceUrban park600 m→🌱Cobham Road Recreation GroundUrban park1.9 km→

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