Heather was reclaimed from the site and used to feature the bunkering and the out of play areas
were removed to form and shape the lake into its final design
5,000 cubic metres of material
All earthworks were contained in the site to help create the course’s topography
water harvesting but also increases biodiversity, a key part of the course’s existence. 5,000 cubic metres of material were removed to form and shape the lake to its final design. All earthworks were contained in the site to help create the course’s topography. Little material was imported to the site, with recycling an important aspect to keep in with the environmental theme.
Once the main shaping and drainage had been completed the site was seeded. A variety of different grass types were utilised on both the tee and green areas to not only show the latest in breeding developments but also to give differing sward types to test out Ransomes Jacobsen’s mower range.
The grassing plan, although small in scale, shows how habitat patches can be maximised and well connected, in a golf context. The grass seed mixes were selected to benefit from the latest advances in breeding for adaptation to changing climate, disease resistance and modern playing demands. Cultivars of fescue, bent, ryegrass and meadow-grass species were chosen, as well as native wild flowers appropriate to the free-
draining soil conditions. Barenbrug were the suppliers of choice for the grass seed on the playing surfaces with each hole featuring different types as follows:
Hole 1: Tee - Bar 10 RTF. Green - Bar 2
Hole 2: Tee - Bar Platinum. Green - Bar Fescue Hole 3: Tee - Bar 4. Green - Bar All Bent
All fairways and rough areas were seeded with Bar 5 and the noise test area with Bar 8.
These species were specifically selected
to reduce irrigation requirements and to facilitate the adoption of a no fungicide and insecticide policy for the long term management of the course. This includes minimal water usage, utilising recycled resources from the factory to irrigate the course via a Rainbird system. Keeping the amenity grassland area small will reduce machinery wear, fuel consumption and emissions, and the machinery used to manage the course will itself have been produced through processes which are ISO 14001 environmentally accredited.
Each hole features a different grass species. Environmentally friendly decking overlooks the lake
Golf Environment Europe were
regularly consulted on the project, and Jonathan Smith, Chief Executive of GEE said, on visiting the site, “Ransomes Jacobsen’s commitment to environmental sustainability is without doubt. The achievement of ISO 14001 for their manufacturing practices shows that. It is quite natural that they would wish to showcase environmental sustainability in the development of this short course. We commend them on their efforts.” David Withers, Managing Director of Ransomes Jacobsen said “This has been a great project, and we are so pleased with the result, which reflects the quality of the team we put together. We have about 1,000 visitors a year come through our Ipswich facility and we will now be able to demonstrate our machines as well as our acknowledged environmental leadership.” Upkeep of the course will be undertaken by Rory Ferguson, son of Ipswich Town FC’s Head Groundsman, Alan Ferguson (see over).
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