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management; this is an excellent idea as both parties benefi t from the project. “They carry out all the chainsaw work on our trees, which usually equates to four wagons full of brash and branches, and this gets transported back to the zoo to provide supplementary feed for the animals whilst the remaining logs are used to create habitats for the local wildlife. The partnership has been working really well; it has saved us thousands and helped the zoo out, at a time when they were struggling due to the pandemic.” Over the next fi ve years, Andy has a plan to help improve the course’s ecology even further, and there is a lot to do. “We will slowly build it up by introducing more bug hotels, large wildfl ower areas and introduce natural grassland areas, whilst being considerate to the course and not interfering with play.”
Another partnership that Andy tells me is working well is with Emma Beggs, Senior Agronomist for the STRI. “She comes in around August time and I will spend the day with her walking the course and taking soil samples. Once the results are returned,
she will produce a report which is circulated both internally and to all our members. It is excellent to have their support with what we are trying to achieve and it validates the way we see the club moving forward by changing grass species in greens, trying to reduce fertiliser and fungicide applications per year, plus trying to be more sustainable. Our combined reports give scope to the members to see precisely what vision we have for the club.”
“On Emma’s last visit, we made a strong suggestion for the requirement to verti-drain the site, as we have suff ered heavily with a pan that was fi ve inches down. With her help, we convinced the club to invest in a new Wiedenmann Terra Spike which arrived at the end of September and it has made a huge diff erence.”
Once a week, Andy will walk the course and sit down with the Greens Chairman, Mike Knight, with whom he has developed a good relationship over the last twelve months. “We will discuss what we have done that week and he passes on any feedback he has received from members. I produce the budget for the year based on what I
We are looking to increase the amount of seed and hire a Vredo overseeder. It will be interesting to see what kind of results we get in June
The lower level of the course is prone to fl ooding 38 PC April/May 2021
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