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Vale Golf and Country Club

3 ha
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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

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
  • 🅿️Parking 436m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Brown Hairstreak, Small White, Meadow Brown +79 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brown Hairstreak, Small White, Meadow Brown +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ludwigia · last seen 2019; Plants — Ludwigia · last seen 2019

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 7 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 · 832 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 832 mPath type: footway
Queen's Jubilee Walkpublic footpath · 388 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 388 mPath type: footway
Bishampton Fieldspublic footpath · 330 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 330 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Pershore railway station cycle routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route480 m
Named routeLength 480 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route48 m
Named routeLength 48 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route207 m
Named routeLength 207 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route460 m
Named routeRef 442Length 460 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Queen's Jubilee Walkbridleway · 453 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 453 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Drive to the Vale Golf and Country Club

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