COASTAL PROJECT ADDS TO ITS LIST OF ACCOLADES

CONGRATULATIONS to our partners at the Green Shores team on winning the Nature of Scotland Award for Coasts and Water!

Over the past few years Royal Dornoch has been working in tandem with Dr Clare Maynard and the St Andrews University group to encourage restoration of the salt marshes on the Dornoch Firth.

General manager Neil Hampton is delighted that Green Shores has been recognised for their ground-breaking work designed to protect parts of the Struie Course.

“The team have been doing great work with our greenkeepers and youngsters at Dornoch Academy, who have been nurturing young plants within a polytunnel donated by the golf club to ensure a steady supply for seasonal planting.

“Like Dr Clare and Green Shores, Royal Dornoch is keen to encourage biodiversity, sustainability and natural methods of protection from high tides,” said Neil.

The project, along with work being carried out at the Eden Estuary, St Andrews, is being backed by the Scottish Government’s Nature Restoration Fund managed by NatureScot.

The Dornoch Firth project has already attracted several awards for sustainability within the golfing industry, with the club’s Coastal Change Adaptation Plan an integral part of the club’s strategy to track and address changes in years to come.

In addition to thousands of plants, chestnut fencing is playing its part in creating wave breaks to protect the shoreline and the new 9th green and eye-catching 10th hole. 

The RSPB Nature of Scotland Awards ceremony, held at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre with NatureScot the headline sponsor, highlight the individuals, projects and businesses driving positive change for our natural world.