The weather seems to have thawed out a bit by the end of the week. I had a couple of loops 9 holes now the the course had defrosted. There are a few Roe Deer at various places on the courses. This one was in the woods next to the 13th on the Blue. There were also some Muntjac Deer nearby.
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| Roe Deer [13th Blue] |
Otherwise, mammal-wise there is plenty of evidence of Moles about, particularly on the Doghouse range.
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| Molehills [Doghouse range] |
Another tunneler that I watched with some fascination at the driving range was the machine that is laying the pipes for the new irrigation system. It carves a tunnel with a plough-like appendage, drags the pipe through and leaves almost no trace above ground - very impressive.
The reservoir looks almost ready to fill up - the lining has been put in place:
I am always impressed with the number of birds roosting in the trees on the yellow and green courses around the clubhouse. There are many trees with 6 or 7 Red Kites in the topmost branches. There is also a large and noisy Rook roost, with several trees containing 100+ birds at this time of year.
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| Rooks [Yellow course] |
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