Piles of branches and deadwood
The greenkeeping team has added 15 more piles of branches to the existing ones. They provide a valuable habitat for native wildlife and make a significant contribution to promoting biodiversity.
Protected habitat
Loosely stacked branches create hollows and provide animals with safe hiding places from
predators and shelter from the weather. For many animals, they serve as a summer habitat,
a place to lay eggs, a breeding ground and/or a winter refuge.
Food source and hunting ground
The decaying wood attracts fungi, bacteria and countless small creatures such as beetle larvae,
snails and ants, which in turn serve as food for larger animals.
Hibernation aid
Partially buried or dense piles of branches provide frost-free quarters for hibernation.
Animals frequently found in and around piles of branches on our golf course:
weasels, hedgehogs, insects, spiders, slow worms, lizards, amphibians such as common toads and
newts, and birds such as robins, wrens and black redstarts.
