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Unofficial WebsiteLindrick Golf Course
Lindrick Golf Course appears in the list of sites of special scientific
interest for the Rotherham area. Now the golf course is closer to Worksop than it is to
Rotherham and I'll admit that I always though that it was in Nottinghamshire. I have conned
my maps and it is obviously a close-run thing.
The site of special scientific is part of an outcrop of Magnesian Limestone running north-south between Rotherham and Doncaster. It is one the largest and one of the most diverse areas of limestone grassland in South Yorkshire. It consists of three areas at the west, north and east of Lindrick Golf Course. The course is owned by Lindrick Golf Club who manage the areas away from the greens to allow the survival of the natural flora. The southwest part extends into Moses Seat Wood and Lindrick Dale Quarry, owned by The Hawke Family Trust. The site of the SSSI contains a mixture of habitats which include grassland, gorse, scrub, woodland and marshes along the edges of the River Ryton. Rare insects found there include the crane fly, the soldier-fly and the glowworm, whilst reptilian life includes grass snakes, slowworms and newts. Lindrick Dale Quarry is important for its invertebrate fauna.
Access to the site is from the A57 lay-by at Anston Stones Wood (on the bus route from South Anston to Worksop) via a network of public footpaths and bridle paths. Take especial care when near the Golf Course - I'd rather face a mad wild boar than a irate golfer.