What's the difference. | Golf Monthly
Ava Robinson
Updated on April 06, 2026
No definitive differences, there is often some overlap but for me :-
Inland - anything more than 2 miles from the sea.
Parkland - looks like an urban park - manicured, flat, all cut grass and every feature made rather than natural.
Heathland - dry course usually sandy and undulating with pine trees, gorse, heather characteristic.
Moorland - high elevation with lots of heather on dry areas and rushes in damp areas.
Woodland- erm....holes cut through a forest.
There you go... pretty vague really!