Yeovil Country Park

About Yeovil Country Park

The hillsides offer wonderful views across the town and towards the Dorset hills. Wildlife in the park includes bats, water voles, kingfishers, green woodpeckers, swans and a wide variety of woodland and grassland flowers, tree species and fungi. 

Yeovil Country Park and Ham Hill Country Park have signed up to the BBC Breathing Places campaign, which encourages people to explore their local countryside and give nature a helping hand! Visit the BBC Breathing Places website for more information and to download fun activities.

The park includes the areas known as Ninesprings, Penn Hill Park, Summerhouse Hill and Riverside Walk. There are rivers, lakes, waterfalls, open grassland, woodland and a children's play area. 

We welcome dogs to Yeovil Country Park, but please take notice of the 'No dog zone' around the lake that is clearly identified. This has been put in place in order to protect the wildlife on and around the lake - there is an alternative path for dog walkers around this area. 

How to get there

Activities and education

There is Nature trail for the Ninesprings area of the park, which is an exciting trail with quizzing wildlife questions and activities for children. There is also an orienteering course at Yeovil Country Park, which is a good way for people of all ages to discover the Country Park whilst improving map reading skills. Orienteering packs are also available from the Yeovil Heritage and Information Centre and the Langport and River Parrett Visitor Centre for £1.

There is a comprehensive  Education Pack aimed for Yeovil Country Park aimed at key stage two, with activities linking into all areas of the National Curriculum. There are detailed instructions, teaching notes and worksheets for all areas of the Country Park, including great ideas for follow on activities. Yeovil Country Park is right our doorstep, and for many schools it is within walking distance.

Volunteering

Every Thursday is our practical volunteer day - we are always looking for more people to join our dedicated team of volunteers who help the ranger team on a wide variety or tasks such as planting trees, removing non-native trees and maintaining the footpaths.

Please phone the Ham Hill Centre on 01935 823617 if you are interested in joining the team (there is no office at Yeovil Country Park). You do not need any previous experience and skills - all we ask it that you fill in a volunteer registration form  and have a reasonable level of fitness and a good sense of humour!

If you are a community group looking for a guest speaker on the Country Park, please phone the Ham Hill Centre on 01935 823617 who can put you in touch with one of the Yeovil rangers. 

Contact us for more information

Yeovil Country Park events

Various countryside events take place throughout the year, including the free Countryside Fayre that takes place on the second May bank holiday every year.

To see what's happening in Yeovil Country Park, please see the Countryside activities and events page.

Site management

Key management activities include keeping the park safe and tidy, scrub and invasive species control, native tree planting, lake management and path maintenance.

For more information, please see our Yeovil Country Park Management Plan