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Orkney Golf Club

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📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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58.98751, -2.98209

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Goldcrest
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Goldcrest
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Goldcrest, Goldfinch +87 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Goldcrest, Goldfinch +87 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Wall Screw-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, White-tipped Bristle-moss +39 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Wall Screw-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, White-tipped Bristle-moss +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Goldcrest, Goldfinch +87 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Goldcrest, Goldfinch +87 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 10Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 9Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

15,916 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,916 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

winter

2025

Hooded Crow · Rook · Robin · Blackbird · Chaffinch +49

Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
RookCorvus frugilegus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RavenCorvus corax
GreenfinchChloris chloris
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WigeonMareca penelope
Rock DoveColumba livia
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
PintailAnas acuta
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
CurlewNumenius arquata
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Common GullLarus canus
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
RedshankTringa totanus
RazorbillAlca torda
EiderSomateria mollissima
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
SiskinSpinus spinus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,916 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

winter

2025

Hooded Crow · Rook · Robin · Blackbird · Chaffinch +49

Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
RookCorvus frugilegus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RavenCorvus corax
GreenfinchChloris chloris
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WigeonMareca penelope
Rock DoveColumba livia
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
PintailAnas acuta
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
CurlewNumenius arquata
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Common GullLarus canus
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
RedshankTringa totanus
RazorbillAlca torda
EiderSomateria mollissima
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
SiskinSpinus spinus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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