CONSERVATION & ECOLOGY


Golf is in a very


vulnerable position, so having the park


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maintenance side offers more security for the team, but Viv and her team know how to attract funding and support


New boy Darryl Jones arrived in December 2019 armed with greenkeeping experience at The Chase and his NVQ Level 2, PA1, PA6 and chainsaw licences. “He’s a skilled, dedicated young man,” Viv states, “but it’s easy to work hard when you’re passionate about what you do, and he is just that.” Alan adds: “Yes, he’s very happy here and


keen to advance, looking to complete his NVQ Level 3 soon.”


Swelling the team temporarily is Andy


Powell, here for a second year after working at Warley Woods in summer 2019, when he covered for a member of staff away with long-term sickness. “Although Andy isn’t regular summer


cover, we have been able to offer him another four-month contract thanks to Lottery emergency funding,” Viv explains. Volunteers shoulder some of the grounds work and can prove a godsend, Alan


enthuses. “Besides painting jobs, they recently planted 1,500 blackthorn and hawthorn whips along the 2nd and 3rd holes, saving us a load of time.” “We start the season applying a little fertiliser to get things going, but our policy is not to use it,” Alan notes. “Monthly application of seaweed and liquid iron helps prevent disease and encourages a strong rootzone.”


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