Branches galore!

The greenkeepers and volunteer members have spent quite some time over the winter collecting fallen branches, predominantly (but not exclusively) from Silver Birch trees. This is a continuous process that we aim to finish within the next 2 weeks. If mother nature is kind and the winds aren't too strong, we shall hopefully have no more fall.

For the future, we intend to review the woodland on the golf course so that we can minimise the quantity of branches that fall. Careful pruning of branches and woodland thinning, particularly in areas of the course where play is directly impacted, should make a dramatic difference. 

Furthermore, it should improve the integrity of the woodland and should also provide the greenkeeping team and volunteer members with opportunities to focus upon important winter renovation projects such as bunker restoration, course drainage and path restoration.

As it is weekend, I'd like to post a photo of our branch-gathering endeavours from this week, where we have managed to break the back of the woodland between the 3rd and 8th holes.