Update on The Lungs of Burstwick from Brian Sellers
As the 2023 draws to its soppy conclusion, I thought a brief update on our Lungs of Burstwick Eco project at Burstwick Country Golf would be appropriate.
In early 2023, we completed Phase 2 of our tree planting initiative, adding a further 6,500 trees to the 2,700 planted a year earlier in Phase 1.
We are grateful to the Humber Forest team for their support, enabling the PATT Foundation in Preston and its ex-veterans based Green Task Force to complete the planting programme. Later in the year they also sprayed some of these young trees and in October and November returned with a further 800 trees to replace some tree casualties as a result of the 2022 drought.
So with over 9,000 young trees growing, attention switched to our Phase 3 plan to add colour and variety to our lush green landscape.
We began with the triangle between the 6th green and 7th tee. Brian Wilson kindly sponsored this project in his year as Hull and District Captain of Captains. The heathers and lavender planted flourished and attracted lots of bees during the summer and autumn.
As a result of the Memorial Orchard planting of 12 fruit trees between the 16th and our driving range, we have some sponsored apple and pear trees growing alongside some plum and cherry still available for sponsorship.
Thanks to donations from members including Lee Jackson, we were able to add colour to the car park islands with several pots. As a result of the successful Sports Quiz as part of Humber Eco Fest, we have bought some more bulbs to add colour to the strip on the new competition tees for 6 and 10, subject to rabbit permission!! We also planted some flowering shrubs behind the 5th green with more to come.
In recent days, Burstwick member Dave Brewster has donated two home-grown horse chestnut trees to add to our planting scheme. Any other donations of bushes, bulbs and plants will be gratefully received. We would also appreciate it if members resisted the temptation to use our pots for cigarette ends and other litter.
We are proud that our recent efforts have featured on Radio Humberside and in the Hull Friends of the Earth Eco magazine.