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| | For visitors interested in the natural beauty of their surroundings Ladybank also provides valuable wildlife habitat for a range of flora and fauna, which is both locally and nationally uncommon. As well as providing character and definition to the course the abundance of woodland, grassland and heather is important to a wide range of wildlife. Red squirrels, in decline in the UK, are resident in the proliferation of Scots pines in and around the course. Their larger brethren, the grey squirrel, can be found in the broad-leaved species of beech tree in the avenue leading to the Clubhouse.
The course itself is one of Scotland's lesser known gems, and located only a few miles from St Andrews. Laid out over a fairly flat area of weeded heath-land, the fairways are either tree-lined or heather-lined, and quite often both. From the tee many of the fairways will look uncomfortably tight, with the trees, heather and solid bunkering all conspiring to create a narrowing effect - accuracy versus length with be at a premium if you want to record a good score. There are many excellent holes, but least the long par-4 14th (462 yards), which kicks-off the demanding closing stretch of five consecutive par-4 holes. Ladybank is always well maintained and a pleasure to play.
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