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Shirley Park Golf Course

📷 Peter Trimming · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Paid entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.36945, -0.06051

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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
  • ⛳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
Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Golf

Golf course

Paid

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Heather Weevil, 7-spot Ladybird, Philorhizus melanocephalus +22 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Heather Weevil, 7-spot Ladybird, Philorhizus melanocephalus +22 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Pointed Spear-moss, Red-stemmed Feather-moss, Neat Feather-moss +2 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Pointed Spear-moss, Red-stemmed Feather-moss, Neat Feather-moss +2 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wandle TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Waterlink WayWalking route12 km

Walking & cycling route in Lewisham borough, following the rivers Pool and Ravensbourne (Deptford Creek). Forms the northernmost section of Walk Wheel Cycle Trust's National Cycle Route 21 (Eastbourne to the Thames)

Named routeRef WWLength 12 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
LOOP link to Hayes stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Capital Ring link to Beckenham Junction stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

163 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 213Cycling route
Named routeRef 213Local cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 75 (parallel Croydon route)Cycling route
Named routeRef (75)Local cycle route
Route 212Cycling route
Named routeRef 212Local cycle route
Route (21)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route - short linking loop around the Sports Ground / Oasis Academy Arena

Named routeRef (21)Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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Shirley Park Golf Club

📷 Peter Trimming · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Shirley Park Golf Club

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱South Norwood Country ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Croydon Road Recreation GroundUrban park4.3 km→🌱South Norwood LakeUrban park4.4 km→🌱Park Hill Recreation GroundUrban park2.2 km→🏞️SOUTH NORWOODCountry park3.1 km→🦉SOUTH NORWOOD COUNTRY PARKNature reserve3.1 km→

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