Conservation & Ecology Butterfly haven
Hockley Golf Club is already home to many butterflies and other pollinating insects, highlighted Dr Dan Hoare of Butterfly Conservation. Most notably the Chalkhill Blue, but also the potential for even scarcer species, such as the Duke of Burgundy and the Small Blue, he added. “The enthusiasm to see the golf course as
part of the wider landscape and include proactive management to not only maintain, but also enhance the wildlife value of the site is one of the features that sets the club apart.”
“We have been delighted to see the
substantial progress made in incorporating management for biodiversity alongside the active course,” said Dr Hoare, “not least in improving the chalk grassland and scrub habitat, and restoring many areas through careful cutting and grazing.”
Operation Pollinator Champion
Caroline Carroll, Syngenta Operation Pollinator manager for turf and amenity in the UK, reaffirms the positive ecological actions of Glenn and the team at Hockley Golf Club alongside managing an outstanding golf course ably demonstrate what can be harmoniously achieved.
“The primary aim of Operation Pollinator across Syngenta globally is to promote and support habitat creation to restore populations of native bees - by whatever means is practical for individual situations. That applies across agriculture, horticulture and golf.”
“Our research on the golf course has shown that, in many instances, the use of Rescue and Primo Maxx have proven useful tools to aid better establishment and management of new habitat for bees and other insects - with results that can be achieved faster and more cost effectively to maximise the necessary pollen and nectar food resources.”
“However, the project has never sought to be prescriptive to what methods are used, and is by no means linked to product use.”
She believes that, with enhanced stewardship of out of play areas proactively managed to deliver the maximum ecological diversity and benefit for the environment, it puts greenkeepers in a far stronger position to maintain the stance of managing the in-play areas of the golf course to achieve the best possible playing surfaces.
“It is in this stewardship context that Operation Pollinator has the greatest value to the golf business, along with making golf courses engaged in the project a more attractive place to play and a positive PR statement for the industry,” she added.
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