This page is devoted to recording wildlife snippets and sightings at Stoke Rochford Golf Club.

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This is a new page starting in the Spring of 2008.  Stoke Rochford Golf course is a wildlife haven and we have all seen loads of things over the years, and what might we see in the future, there are always surprises in store.  Last year my highlight was seeing the Kingfisher twice on the little canal between the eighth tee and the brook bridge.  We thought we saw an Osprey but didn't get a clear view.  There were Cormorants on the lake dam and in the winter we saw Stoats in their ermine coats.  Black rabbits are common in the field to the right of the 18th tee.  There are orchids in the valley on the seventh hole.  A pair of Greylag Geese nested about 15 feet up on the stump of a broken tree behind the ninth green.  There is much more and from now on we will try to record it as we see it.

 Feb 2008 - Two Muntjak deer in the valley to the right of the 14th fairway, ran back down towards the water when they saw us.  JW

Feb 2008 - Stoat chased and attacked a rabbit onto the 15th green whilst the four ball in front of us were still putting out on the  green.  The stoat ran away, the rabbit froze and was still there nearly ten minutes later when we arrived at the green then lollopped away towards the wood on the 2nd.  JW

Feb 2008 - Yellow Wagtail flying across the 7th green from the lake. PS

March 2008 - Frogs active in the pond on the 7th and first signs of frogspawn.

March 2008 - Greater Spotted Woodpecker seen crossing the 4th fairway.  A Green Woodpecker is occasionally seen but its raucous call can be heard daily.

April 2008 - Buzzards are an everyday sight but now on almost every visit the Red Kite is over the course, possibly building a nest in the wood next to the 9th green.  On this occasion he was hassling one of the buzzards.  PS

April 5th 2008 - Crows making a fuss about something in a tree near the 17th green turned out to be a Stoat which they chased away.  RS

April 6th 2008 - Years ago cattle were common on the course and the greens were wired off but that was twenty-five  or more years ago.  However exceptionally today there were definite signs of Cattle on the course. TH

April 7th 2008 - Red Kite busy in various parts of the course and seen carrying nesting materials to the wood on the right of the 9th hole.  JW

April 7th 2008.  Osprey seen over the lake from 12th hole and photographed by Charles Donnison. 

April 9th 2008 - Seven Buzzards circling round together over the Ponton end of the course.  A Treecreeper on a tree on the 8th. A Mistle Thrush busy building its nest in a tree on the 11th. Charles Donnison active again with his camera has taken the following Red Kite photo which will remain until someone takes a better one.