JOIN SCOTT ON THE DORNOCH FIRTH SHORELINE 

TO mark World Environment Day, Royal Dornoch’s assistant course manager Scott Aitchison takes us down to the shores of the Dornoch Firth to catch-up on an award-winning project which is protecting one of the holes on the Struie Course.

The greenkeeping team regard themselves as custodians of the ancient linksland, dunes, salt marsh and, of course, the golf courses which lure visitors in their droves to the Highlands every year.

And that means working hand-in-hand with Mother Nature wherever possible, as the club logs data to track and monitor the ever-changing coastline for future generations to assess.

Scott leaves the tees, fairways and greens which take up much of his time to provide a close look at the sustainability work quietly being carried out to reduce the impact of tidal waves, which can be rather forceful in the winter months in the north of Scotland.

He is quick to highlight the support the greenkeepers are enjoying from The University of St Andrews, Dr Claire Maynard and the Green Shores team, along with Dr Ali Rennie at NatureScot.

Scott also flags-up the welcome input from pupils at Dornoch Academy in the growing and planting process on the salt marsh, ensuring the younger generation appreciates the wonderful but fragile landscape which has paved the way for the creation, on their own doorstep, of magical golf courses appreciated by golfers making the pilgrimage to the Highlands from around the world.

To learn more about the Royal Dornoch salt marsh regeneration project, join Scott down on the shoreline in the video below: