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Sandown and Shanklin Golf Club

12 ha

📷 Paul Coueslant · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

50.66155, -1.17421

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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

9 activities

Bird watching

Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers; Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +84 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Route 23

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 41 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Yar River TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Isle of Wight Coastal PathWalking route113 km
Named routeLength 113 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Worsley TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Bembridge TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Culver TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Fairwaypublic footpath · 347 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 347 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Golf Links Roadpublic footpath · 253 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 253 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
The Fairwaypublic footpath · 84 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 84 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

39 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Round the Island RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 67Regional cycle route
RSPB Brading MarshesCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Adgestone Quiet RoadsCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Red Squirrel TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Sunshine TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Chalk Ridge ExtremeMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

18 public paths nearby

Public paths
Longwood Lanebridleway · 53 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 53 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Longwood Lanebridleway · 7 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 7 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Burnt House Lanebridleway · 701 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 701 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Golf Links Roadbridleway · 36 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 36 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Longwood Lanebridleway · 8 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 8 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Line of conifers, Shanklin and Sandown Golf Club, Isle of Wight

📷 Paul Coueslant · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Line of conifers, Shanklin and Sandown Golf Club, Isle of Wight

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Battery GardensUrban park1.6 km→🌱Battery GardensUrban park1.6 km→✦Sandown Barrack BatteryHistoric site1.6 km→🌱Sandham GardensUrban park2.1 km→🌱Lake Cliff GardensUrban park2.1 km→🌱Ferncliff GardenUrban park1.5 km→

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