Bracken rolling this week at Ipswich Golf Club - bruising the stems with the roller weakens it. A form of control where we don't want it to grow now chemical treatment is no longer possible. Continuing lack of rainfall & heat is now stressing some of our Heather areas unfortunately

June's UK Hydrological Summary shows a month of two halves: above-average rainfall early, then heatwave/extreme heat warnings. By end June river flows were above normal in north-west UK and S Wales; mostly normal or below elsewhere but notably low flows in eastern Scotland & East Anglia 1/

Great news Ipswich Golf Club (Purdis heath) in the last week. Our ecology work really paying off with the finding of some Silver-studded blues on one of our restored heathland areas! This butterfly needs very short Bell Heather for breeding so we have been creating this here

A look round some of the heath restoration areas from 2024/25 winter this week at Ipswich Golf Club. Showing good signs, with the red-flowering Sheep's sorrel and seedling Heather coming through showing progress in the right direction despite the drought conditions

The RSPB has urged the public to take simple steps to protect ground-nesting birds during the spring and summer breeding season, as increased recreational activity risks disturbing vulnerable species:

RSPB urges public to give ground-nesting birds space this spring

The charity has asked people to give birds space this spring and summer, as increased outdoor activity risks disturbing vulnerable ground-nesting species.

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Proof our ecology work at Ipswich Golf Club (Purdis Heath) benefits rare wildlife. This area of heath restoration was seeded with Sheeps fescue grass in November 2024 & is now supporting the BAP priority species Lunar Yellow underwing moth. Pic is larva found recently after dark.

Nice find on Ipswich Golf Club (Purdis Heath) this week by one of the guys - an impressively large Red deer antler, found in a bunker. Pretty heavy so must have been a good-sized animal!

I love what they are doing at the Ipswich Golf Course. I was looking over the Gogmagog course near Cambridge last weekend and dreamed of the chalk downland they could restore if they cared. So much potential for wildlife on golf courses.

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Heathland restoration in full swing at Ipswich Golf Club now rain has eased. Seed collected on site used on areas prepared at 3rd, 5th, 9th on 18 hole course. A successful technique we have used for many years here @golfgreenkeepers.bsky.social @bc-suffolk.bsky.social

What happens when one of the greenkeepers is the county moth recorder! But, yes, credit to them for employing him specifically for a conservation focus...

Heathland restoration in full swing at Ipswich Golf Club now rain has eased. Seed collected on site used on areas prepared at 3rd, 5th, 9th on 18 hole course. A successful technique we have used for many years here @golfgreenkeepers.bsky.social @bc-suffolk.bsky.social

A challenging work week at Ipswich Golf Club with so much rain. The Greenways Project returned with their volunteers for more wetland restoration, clearing willow scrub & building dead hedge. On wet days potting up young Heather seedlings in our polytunnel. Plenty of Crossbills around the area

A cold week Ipswich Golf Club so work on winter program done whilst course closed due to frozen conditions. Gorse cutting with our staff and Greenways Project with their volunteers, quite an invasive plant on the heath taking over open habitats so needs management.

More ecology work at Ipswich Golf Club (@PurdisHeathGolf) assisted by @GreenwaysProj continuing work to open up more fenland habitat along the Mill river valley running through course. Pic on right taken in summer is of valley opened up in previous year showing reedbed

Ecology work this week at Ipswich Golf Club has included planting out pot grown drought tolerant Fescue plugs + Heather plants from our on site polytunnels on bunker mounds. A successful technique we have used for a few years. x.com/PurdisHeathG...