The new driving bays

To complement Tony's new studio facilities the greenstaff were commissioned to build some all-weather driving bays.....


The initial construction consisted of determining the lie of the land: this necessitated adopting a 3 tier, twin bay layout.
After excavating the site the sleeper surrounds were constructed and the bays filled with hardcore.
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This was then levelled and compacted to form a firm base for the top layer of sharp sand.







Quite possibly the most important part of the operation.
Great care was taken to ensure the sand was compacted and levelled to the exact requirements needed for the laying of the synthetic turf.

Synthetic turf laid, trimmed to exact size and nailed into place.











Bay dividers put in place, new studio signs and a gravel entrance and the job is complete.

We appear to have a comedian in our midst.....







The identity of the club clown has yet to be uncovered!!












The club clown strikes again!!!!!!!

April 21st 2014

Firstly, many apologies for being remiss in updating..

Secondly, I would like to thank both the board of directors and the membership who generously donated to this year's staff bonus-myself and the rest of the greenkeeping staff are very appreciative of the gesture.

 A tempestuous Valentine's night-the gale force winds and High Post's trees have a falling out!!!

Several of the course's evergreen trees, the alien pines and conifers, succumbed to the stormy weather on Valentine's night.
Although the initial impression is one of destruction, there is an upside to this...

These trees are not indigenous to the course and, as such, are not to be lamented-rather it is an opportunity to accelerate the under-planting policy by planting native species like ash, beech or possibly juniper.

A parting of the ways on the 13th.......

That must've made a sound?

One of the pines on the 18th tee resulting in the yellow tee being out of play!

Left of 16th fairway, the 2 larger trees causing the smaller one to come to earth.

There were several other casualties of the storm. The lleylandii situated on the 'garden' that leads to the practice area have had to be felled due to their roots having heaved from the previous storm, several of the lleylandii that act as a barrier twixt the 1st tee and the road have either come down of their own accord or had to be felled for the same heaving problem and a few hawthorn bushes in various locations have fallen.

The left of the 1st will have to be assessed as to whether similar trees should be planted to maintain the safety of users of the A345.









The 'barrier' as it now stands...

Although alien to the course and going against the course policy of only planting indigenous species, the Leylandii that are to be planted to restore the safety of road users,

6th February 2014

Another victim of the recent storm force winds, the aging hawthorn at the rear of the 9th green.

It's replacement, a 10 or so year old yew tree found struggling to compete with both a larger nearby specimen and the invasive hawthorn scrub just in front of the 14th tee.

High Post's fauna and flora

Here at High Post we are very privileged to have an environment that plays host to a varied and sometimes rare wildlife.

Although the primary purpose is obviously the playing of golf, we nevertheless are custodians of this downland tract of land and maintaining the ecologically sensitive landscape is a priority.

 

 

 

This post in the blog will feature both the flora and fauna we have and what we are doing to protect it and how to encourage it...

 

 

 

 

The iconic and symbolic hare.......

....getting themselves a little confused by the unseasonably warm conditions!!

Here seen indulging in their mating ritual, or 'boxing'

Our 'resident' photographer, Paul, eventually managed to track down our most recent visitor to the course and managed to take this splendid shot of a Muntjac deer.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The famous squall of the 25th January 2014!

A rather tempestuous evening resulted in several pine trees submitting to the high winds.

The 13th white tee where the large pine also took out one of the smaller ones on the opposite side.









In line with course policy these will be replaced with an indigenous species, as will the four that succumbed to the wind on the left of the 1st.