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Wolfedale Golf Course

📷 Nigel Mykura · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Paid entryDogs welcome

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50.73949, -2.44393

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Grey Heron
⛳Golf is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Grey Heron
⛳Golf 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

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Grey Heron, Chiffchaff +97 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Grey Heron, Chiffchaff +97 more · last seen 2025

Free

Golf

Very strong match

Golf course

Paid

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Glow-worm, Woundwort Shieldbug +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Glow-worm, Woundwort Shieldbug +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort · last seen 2025; Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

The Hardy WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Frome Valley WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Hardy’s cottage to Max GateWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

64 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network

Frome Valley Cycle TrailCycling route

Dorset trail

Named routeRef FVTLocal cycle route

Route 26Cycling route

Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 26Cycling route

Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route90 m

Named routeRef 2Length 90 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route32 m

Named routeRef 2Length 32 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

11,655 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,655 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

autumnwinter

2025

Herring Gull · Grey Heron · Lapwing · Mute Swan · Carrion Crow +59

Herring GullLarus argentatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
Common GullLarus canus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RookCorvus frugilegus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GadwallMareca strepera
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
TealAnas crecca
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
GoosanderMergus merganser
RedwingTurdus iliacus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SiskinSpinus spinus
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SnipeGallinago gallinago
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
RavenCorvus corax
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,655 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

autumnwinter

2025

Herring Gull · Grey Heron · Lapwing · Mute Swan · Carrion Crow +59

Herring GullLarus argentatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
Common GullLarus canus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RookCorvus frugilegus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GadwallMareca strepera
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
TealAnas crecca
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
GoosanderMergus merganser
RedwingTurdus iliacus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SiskinSpinus spinus
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SnipeGallinago gallinago
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
RavenCorvus corax
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Nigel Mykura · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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