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Wells Golf Club

✦ Ancient woodland14 ha

📷 Sharon Loxton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

51.20920, -2.63366

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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
  • 🛝Playground 227m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· PaidPlayground

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mute Swan, Moorhen, Mallard +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Moorhen, Mallard +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Common Carder Bee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Early Bumblebee +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wall Scalewort, Wall Screw-moss, Dilated Scalewort +3 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 28 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
West Mendip WayWalking route48 km
Named routeRef WMWLength 48 kmRegional walking route
East Mendip WayWalking route
Named routeRef EMWRegional walking route
The Butcombe TrailWalking route74 km
Named routeRef BUTLength 74 kmRegional walking route
The Mendip TrailWalking route
Named routeRef MTRegional walking route
Torhill Lanepublic footpath · 78 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 78 mSurface groundPath type: track
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Cycling

48 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 26 (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway Glastonbury LoopCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Strawberry LineCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Tor Hill, Wells

📷 Sharon Loxton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tor Hill, Wells

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✦Bishop's Palace ruined portions, walls and well houseHistoric site600 m→🌱Cathedral GreenUrban park800 m→✦BISHOPS PALACE, WELLSHistoric site400 m→⛪Cathedral Church of St AndrewReligious grounds700 m→✦Milton Lodge and The CombeHistoric site1.5 km→⛪St Mary Magdalene's ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→

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