Added value

One of the results of more NTS staff taking time to venture on to "Golf Field" has meant that the Trust has decided to create a new walk for the public round the south of the course. The planned route is shown by the red line and means that when people pass through "dovecot wood" it will not only be golfers who have the benefit of some of the finest views on the property.
The walk is planned to be opened during 2006 as part of the centenary celebrations of the Mansionhouse.


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It's easy

The NTS local tree surgeon gets an "assist" in placing wood in the best place prior to cutting, while Ian Forsyth and the traxcavator get a pleasant break from toiling with soil and proves the value of man and machine over man without!


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New life for older trees

The removal of ‘marked’ fir trees planted approximately 25 years ago, has not only let us get on with preparing the 4th green, but has also done wonders for some lovely older deciduous specimens that were crying out for some light and the chance to dry out and breath again. The wood is looking better already.
Despite Ian’s considerable skill at manoeuvring in between the timbers, our health and safety rules for ‘hard hat’ came into being on the last day in November, as we are not in a position that we can afford John to lose a fight with a tree!


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An obstacle with potential?

Our picture shows what should be the 7th tee with the Mansionhouse in the background. It also shows a "surprise" sewage tank that was discovered last Tuesday the 29th of November when investigating the relevant surface area for shaping. It does not appear on any drawings held in the Trust's files and so helps to build a chronological picture for the Trust's records while at the same time providing our project with another underground storage tank that could prove useful for irrigation purposes.


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