The National Golf Centre
✦ Ancient woodland51 ha
🍂Seasonal🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome51 ha
Getting here
53.16262, -0.20301
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
- 🅿️Parking 494m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Parking 494m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Lowland heathland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Visitor's RouteWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Spa TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Manor Roadpublic footpath · 76 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 76 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Manor Estatepublic footpath · 296 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 296 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Manor Roadpublic footpath · 112 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 112 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Living Landscapes (Short Route)Cycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 1Cycling route▾
NCN 1 Boston to Lincoln
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN 1 Boston to Lincoln (proposed realignment)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Spa TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Woodhall Spa Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Norwich - Lincoln
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
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Viking Way in the Hotchkin Golf Course
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Wildlife to spot
16,137 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
16,137 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Magpie +34
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Chiloe WigeonMareca sibilatrix2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Muntjac · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common Cockchafer · Woundwort Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Andrion regensteinense · Rhododendron Leafhopper +4
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
- Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Andrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinense
- Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- Athous haemorrhoidalis
Sphagnum palustre var. palustre · Fringed Bog-moss · Flat-topped Bog-moss · Cow-horn Bog-moss · Springy Turf-moss +24
- Sphagnum palustre var. palustreSphagnum palustre var. palustre2025
- Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2025
- Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2025
- Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2025
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,137 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Magpie +34
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Chiloe WigeonMareca sibilatrix2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Muntjac · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common Cockchafer · Woundwort Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Andrion regensteinense · Rhododendron Leafhopper +4
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
- Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Andrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinense
- Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- Athous haemorrhoidalis
Sphagnum palustre var. palustre · Fringed Bog-moss · Flat-topped Bog-moss · Cow-horn Bog-moss · Springy Turf-moss +24
- Sphagnum palustre var. palustreSphagnum palustre var. palustre2025
- Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2025
- Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2025
- Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2025
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Athous haemorrhoidalis
Athous haemorrhoidalis
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniNeat Feather-moss
Neat Feather-moss
Pseudoscleropodium purum2025
Pseudoscleropodium purum2025
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2025Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025HeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixSand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis2025Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis2025Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2025Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2025RedshankCeratodon purpureus2025RedshankCeratodon purpureus2025Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2025Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2025Lesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatum2025Lesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatum2025Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2025Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2025River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2025River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2025Red Bog-mossSphagnum rubellum2025Red Bog-mossSphagnum rubellum2025Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitensSphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens2025Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitensSphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens2025Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2025Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2025Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2025Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2025Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2025Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2025Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2025Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2025Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2025Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025Events & activities nearby
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