# Sandilands

Mablethorpe, UK · golf-course · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-825fbd347a` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/golf-courses/uk/mablethorpe-sandilands/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-825fbd347a.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-825fbd347a.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/n-825fbd347a

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | built | none |
| Strategy | regreen | none |
| New use | park | none |
| Acres | 74.1 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | National Trust | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Parties

- National Trust — developer

## Timeline

- 2020: project planning and consultation began
- 2026: Sandilands Nature Reserve officially opened to the public

## Sources

- Former golf course becomes nature reserve — https://bdaily.co.uk/articles/2026/10/09/former-golf-course-becomes-coastal-nature-reserve
- Birds flock to former golf course flooded to become nature reserve — https://www.aol.com/articles/birds-flock-former-golf-course-094128000.html

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Sandilands, Mablethorpe, UK." Record n-825fbd347a, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/golf-courses/uk/mablethorpe-sandilands/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_mablethorpesandilands,
  title = {Sandilands, Mablethorpe, UK},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/golf-courses/uk/mablethorpe-sandilands/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-825fbd347a, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.