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Links Golf Course

1 ha

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeForagingBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.22806, 0.38068

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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
  • 🌿Foraging 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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Beech, White Dead-nettle, Hawthorn +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Chiffchaff +41 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Chiffchaff +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Heath, Large White, Chalk Hill Blue +52 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Heath, Large White, Chalk Hill Blue +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Rock-rose, Horseshoe Vetch, Sainfoin +125 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Rock-rose, Horseshoe Vetch, Sainfoin +125 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley Path part 2Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Stour Valley Path part 1Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Devil's Dykepublic footpath · 1.6 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.6 kmPath type: footway
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Cycling

44 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km
Named routeRef 51Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route196 m
Named routeRef 51Length 196 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route63 m
Named routeRef 51Length 63 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 51Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route29 m
Named routeLength 29 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The entrance to Newmarket Golf Club and Racecourse offices

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The entrance to Newmarket Golf Club and Racecourse offices

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Nearby places

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🌱King Edward VII Memorial GroundsUrban park2.3 km→🌱Memorial Hall GardensUrban park2.3 km→🌱The SeveralsUrban park3 km→✦DULLINGHAM HOUSEHistoric site3.5 km→🌱Studlands ParkUrban park4.2 km→✦Devil's Ditch, Reach to WooddittonHistoric site1.7 km→

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