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Wareham Golf Club

63 ha

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome63 ha

Getting here

50.70513, -2.12807

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🏃Trail running is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Trail running

1 running route(s)

Free

Cycling

2 cycling trail(s)

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Forest walks

2 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Purbeck WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Cordite WayWalking route
Named route
Wareham Forest WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Frome Valley WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Northmoor Waypublic footpath · 64 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 64 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wareham/PooleCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cycleway Poole to WarehamCycling route
Named routeRef C3Local cycle route
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Poole Harbour Trails - CCycling route
Named routeRef pht-cLocal cycle route
Lawrence RideCycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Castle RideCycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Sika TrailMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Poole Harbour Trails - ArneMountain bike route
Named routeRef pht-rLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wareham Forest, forestry road

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wareham Forest, forestry road

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Wareham Town Walls and Castle RemainsHistoric site2.4 km→✦Part of the defences of the Anglo-Saxon fortified centre of Wareham and part of the motte and bailey castle with shell keepHistoric site2.3 km→🐄Farmer Palmer’s Farm ParkVisitor farm4.1 km→🌱Northmoor ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱Northmoor ParkUrban park1.2 km→✦St Martin's ChurchHistoric site2.2 km→

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