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Golf<br />
“There are now<br />
ten hectares of<br />
our course that<br />
have received<br />
the Biological<br />
Heritage Site<br />
designation<br />
from the local<br />
authority”<br />
30 PC FEBRUARY/MARCH 2012<br />
Common Spotted Orchid<br />
now predominate in some<br />
areas of our long rough<br />
eighteen boxes erected, with a <strong>to</strong>tal of at<br />
least seventy birds reared from ten of<br />
them during 2010 and 2011. Little Owls<br />
have also bred successfully for a number<br />
of years now in a cavity of the clubhouse,<br />
cheering those up who are lucky enough<br />
<strong>to</strong> see them during the early morning.<br />
Add <strong>to</strong> the above a comprehensive<br />
pond management scheme, gorse<br />
planting scheme, himalayan balsam<br />
control, log pile creation, grass clipping<br />
management and a bat box scheme,<br />
amongst others, and we have a complete<br />
management plan that recognises the<br />
need <strong>to</strong> think about the ecology on our<br />
course.<br />
This is all documented and planned for<br />
in a full ecological appraisal I wrote for<br />
the club which asked the questions; what<br />
do we have at the club in terms of wildlife<br />
habitats? And what do we have <strong>to</strong> do in<br />
order <strong>to</strong> preserve or enhance <strong>these</strong> areas?<br />
So, if you are thinking of going down the<br />
environmental road in your future<br />
greenkeeping career, then I think you’re<br />
Heathland habitat showing abundant bilberry and heather<br />
half way there if you can answer <strong>these</strong> two<br />
questions.<br />
Recognising the importance of some of<br />
the habitats we have, I also worked with<br />
Lancashire County Council <strong>to</strong> achieve the<br />
official title of Lancashire Heritage<br />
Site/Biological Heritage Site (BHS).<br />
There are now ten hectares of our course<br />
that have received this designation,<br />
whereby management regimes described<br />
above have been initiated.<br />
Local authorities are required <strong>to</strong><br />
identify and provide for the protection<br />
and enhancement of the natural heritage<br />
within their areas and so promote the<br />
BHS scheme. As part of their planning<br />
function, they have a responsibility <strong>to</strong><br />
take account of sites of significant nature<br />
conservation value.<br />
All of the above has helped me gain<br />
this fantastic award, but I wish <strong>to</strong> thank a<br />
few individuals who have made this<br />
possible. Firstly, thanks must go <strong>to</strong> our<br />
Head Greenkeeper, Chris Westwood, who<br />
really helped <strong>to</strong> get the ball rolling by<br />
Heather regeneration along the boundary of our course
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