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⛳Golf
Paid entryDogs welcome78 ha
Getting here
53.72006, -1.39247
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ⛳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
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ⛳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 km7 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wakefield WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds)Walking route▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds spur)
Named routeRegional walking route
Hillside HikeWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Reedbed RambleWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Lowther LoopWalking route▾
75 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Castleford Wakefield GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 69Local cycle route
Route 69Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 697Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 697National Cycle Network
Castleford GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine Trails - The Lines Way linkCycling route▾
Named routeRef 67-697Local cycle route
Route 67Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
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Footpath on the edge of Whitwood Golf Club
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Wildlife to spot
4,202 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
4,202 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Magpie +27
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwiftApus apus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Mole
🐝Insects5 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hornet Hoverfly · Roesel's Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Harlequin Ladybird
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
🌿Plants31 species
springsummer
2025▾
Herb-Robert · Oxeye Daisy · Bush Vetch · Holly · Floating Pennywort +26
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- Bush VetchVicia sepium
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,202 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Magpie +27
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwiftApus apus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Mole
🐝Insects5 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hornet Hoverfly · Roesel's Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Harlequin Ladybird
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
🌿Plants31 species
springsummer
2025▾
Herb-Robert · Oxeye Daisy · Bush Vetch · Holly · Floating Pennywort +26
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- Bush VetchVicia sepium
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hart's-Tongue
Hart's-Tongue
Asplenium scolopendrium
Asplenium scolopendrium
SelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumYellow CorydalisPseudofumaria luteaYellow CorydalisPseudofumaria luteaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusProcumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculataProcumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculataWoodruffGalium odoratumWoodruffGalium odoratumWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRed ValerianCentranthus ruberGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaWhite CampionSilene latifoliaWhite CampionSilene latifoliaCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaEvents & activities nearby
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