Sparkwell Golf Course
31 ha
Paid entryDogs welcome31 ha
Getting here
50.40420, -3.99299
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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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Erme-Plym TrailWalking route27 km▾
Named routeRef EPTLength 27 kmRegional walking route
Birchland Waypublic footpath · 140 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 140 mPath type: residential
Birchland Waypublic footpath · 42 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 42 mPath type: service
61 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Route 272Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Route 28Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route527 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 527 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 2Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
7,361 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,361 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
springsummer
2026▾
Robin · Wigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Jackdaw +46
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2025
- WryneckJynx torquilla2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Red-legged Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Summer Chafer · Melanostoma scalare · Stable Fly +6
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Speckled Bush-cricket
Marsh Clubmoss
- Marsh ClubmossLycopodiella inundata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,361 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
springsummer
2026▾
Robin · Wigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Jackdaw +46
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2025
- WryneckJynx torquilla2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Red-legged Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Summer Chafer · Melanostoma scalare · Stable Fly +6
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Speckled Bush-cricket
Marsh Clubmoss
- Marsh ClubmossLycopodiella inundata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Leptophyes punctatissima
Leptophyes punctatissima
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleTortoise BugEurygaster testudinariaTortoise BugEurygaster testudinariaVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylans