We have completed 2 new projects over the last couple of months, both of which adds to the variety of other Ecology measures that we have already implemented.
Barn Owl Nest Box
The Barn Owl nest box scheme is a project that was funded by the Angus Environment Trust and run by the Tayside Biodiversity Partnership. Littlewood Land Care who help deliver the programme on TBP's behalf recently visited the Links and provided us with a box.
Ricky helping to erect the box.
Barn Owls can be seen and successfully breed in nearby areas such as Kinnaber and Rossie so there is a high chance that they visit the Links. Hopefully the nest box will attract a pair in the coming years.
The box in its final position.
Insect Hotel
We have built an insect hotel using pallets and other materiasl including reeds, cones and logs that we collected from around the courses. A number of other golf courses around the country have already been involved in this initiative, so rather than burn or get rid of our spare pallets we decided to create one ourselves.
A pile of our old pallets.
It is planned to use the insect hotel together with other ecology measures that we have carried out such as the bird boxes and the wild flower area to support the Golf Trail education programme. We are into the third year of this programme which is delivered to all primary 4 pupils in Montrose and the surrounding area. This a joint partnership between Links Park Community Trust, Jason Boyd (Golf Professional) and Montrose Golf Links Limited. The children come to the golf course for a full day where they are involved in a number of fun and challenging golf related workshops including the rules and etiquette, course design and playing golf. This will be the first time however, that ecology will form part of the programme. Hopefully this will help in giving the children an interest in nature.
The finished article.
The insect hotel has been sited to the left of the 18th Broomfield hole just passed the small group of pine trees.
Les Rae,
First Assistant,
Montrose Golf Links Limited.
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