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Ely City gets the buzz of promoting pollinators


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As well as their pioneering GPS spraying, Ely City Golf Club have also embraced the Operation Pollinator initiative from


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THE Operation Pollinator wildflower areas established at Ely City Golf Club have generated more comments from members over the summer than the rest of the course - and all of it positive, reported the club’s Deputy Head Greenkeeper and environmental champion, Simon Winters.


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He believed a key aspect of its success has been the highly visible location of blocks selected for wildflowers - on the walkthrough to the tee for the 15th and surrounding the back of the green - means players are fully immersed in the colour and buzz of insect activity in the clearly signposted areas. Secondly, the decision to sow a mix of flowering annuals in the first year has created a blaze of colour and an instant response in pollinator and insect numbers.


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“We have also been very proactive with telling the members what we are doing, with a large display board in the clubhouse lounge, articles in the newsletter and website and press release,” he said. “Having got them engaged with the


initiative and its objectives, and demonstrating quickly what could be achieved, they are very keen for more and to see it extended.”


Whilst the wildflower areas have been focused on annual seed mixes so far, Simon is keen to incorporate more native perennial wildflowers into the areas in the future. “The annuals have worked incredibly well and proven a big attraction for insects and players, but they will need to be recultivated and sown each year. That carries a cost and time element that is fine on a small scale, but could prove prohibitive on the larger Operation Pollinator ecological areas scheduled for the coming years.”


“Adding and developing areas of native perennial wildflower mixes will add ecological diversity and a more natural appearance, and will also be easier to manage in the long- term.”


One way that the club is looking to offset some of the establishment cost is to ask members to sponsor the seed, with plans to produce a map


Syngenta. Here, Simon Winters explains the benefits so far


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