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Vale Golf and Country Club

4 ha

📷 Dave Bushell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.15067, -1.98024

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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

Good to know

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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly +79 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Millennium Way (Warks)Walking route100 km

A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.

Named routeLength 100 kmRegional walking route
Wychavon Way (old)Walking route

A route from Holt Fleet on the River Severn to Winchcombe in the Cotswolds.

Named route
Wychavon WayWalking route67 km

A route from Holt Fleet on the River Severn to Winchcombe in the Cotswolds.

Named routeRef WyWLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Queen's Jubilee Walkpublic footpath · 252 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 252 mPath type: track
Queen's Jubilee Walkpublic footpath · 85 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 85 mPath type: footway
Queen's Jubilee Walkpublic footpath · 503 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 503 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

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Vale Golf and Country Club

📷 Dave Bushell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The ValleyUrban park5 km→✦ROUS LENCH COURTHistoric site3.4 km→🐄Millets Farm ShopVisitor farm4.8 km→✦Moated site and medieval settlement remains at ThrockmortonHistoric site3.4 km→🌱Phoenix ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱St John's ChurchUrban park4.6 km→

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