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Springwater Golf Club

4 ha

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.02735, -1.06887

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Speckled Wood, Large White, Gatekeeper +90 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Large White, Gatekeeper +90 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Robin Hood WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Gedling <> ArnoldCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Gedling <> MapperleyCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Mapperley <> Burton JoyceCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Arnolt Hill Park <> Mapperley & CarltonCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Arnold <> Gedling Country ParkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Arnold <> Mapperley & CarltonCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

Roe Hillbridleway · 85 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 85 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway

Roe Hillbridleway · 320 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 320 mPath type: bridleway

Roe Hillbridleway · 49 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 49 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Roe Hillbridleway · 337 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 337 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway

Roe Hillbridleway · 141 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 141 mSurface concretePath type: track

Wildlife to spot

17,575 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

17,575 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

springsummer

2026

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Dunnock · Skylark +42

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great TitParus major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

springautumn

2025

Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Rabbit

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Feral CatFelis catus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects2 species

winter

2025

Agriotes lineatus · Omonadus floralis

Agriotes lineatusAgriotes lineatus
Omonadus floralisOmonadus floralis

🌿

Plants3 species

spring

2025

Ramsons · Hedge Mustard · Common Dog-violet

RamsonsAllium ursinum
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

17,575 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

springsummer

2026

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Dunnock · Skylark +42

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great TitParus major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

springautumn

2025

Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Rabbit

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Feral CatFelis catus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects2 species

winter

2025

Agriotes lineatus · Omonadus floralis

Agriotes lineatusAgriotes lineatus
Omonadus floralisOmonadus floralis

🌿

Plants3 species

spring

2025

Ramsons · Hedge Mustard · Common Dog-violet

RamsonsAllium ursinum
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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