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From #Fairways to #FairUse: Repurposing #GolfCourses

How golf courses can be repurposed to meet the needs of people and planet

Autumn 2024
by Grace Crabtree & Dan Woolley

"Back in April 2020, shortly after the UK had gone into lockdown for the first time, Guy Shrubsole, the campaigner and author of Who Owns England (2019), set out to map and investigate London’s golf courses. While a natural continuation of his wider work on land ownership, it was also given particular urgency in the moment – not least for those living in densely populated cities – as the nation began to ask questions about use of, and access to, #GreenSpace.

"The results of this research produced some surprising findings. For example, although a considerable number of golf courses in Greater London are held in private ownership, the figure is less than half, at 45%. This turns out to be only slightly larger than the number owned by councils (42%). After several decades in which councils, schools, and other public institutions have been forced to sell off green space – including school playing fields and county farms – it seems pertinent to ask why so many golf courses have remained untouched.

"Happily, there are signs of progress. In #Cheshire, the #WoodlandTrust recently purchased a former golf course, and have been busy planting trees. The vision is for the site to 'develop as native broadleaf woodland' and to link with other woodland sites as part of the larger #NorthernForest, providing green space and fighting #ClimateChange.

"And further east, on the #Lincolnshire coast, the #NationalTrust is busy converting a disused golf course – #Sandilands – to 'create new habitats for a variety of #wildlife, especially migrating birds like black-tailed #godwit, spotted #redshank and #spoonbills, along with breeding birds such as #snipe, #lapwings and #oystercatchers' This environmental mission is coupled with the social objective of providing 'a space where everyone can enjoy the benefits of being in nature.'

"More controversially, perhaps, the London-based architecture firm #RCKa has developed a proposal to build housing on an existing golf course in #Enfield, at the northern end of the city. Understandably, not everyone agrees with this vision, arguing that green space, once built upon, is lost forever. However, faced with an acute and growing housing crisis, it may be useful to ask whether some compromise solutions might begin to develop at the edges. [Yes, like housing with LOTS of Green Space, including #CommunityGardens , #FoodForests , and #WildlifeCorridors ! Problem solved!]

"What the above examples demonstrate is a growing interest in the potential for repurposing golf courses, for reasons ranging from climate change mitigation and biodiversity benefits, to providing space for housing and food growing.

"Which brings us to #Glasgow, where the #GlasgowCommunityFoodNetwork (#GCFN) are leading on a proposal to transform a disused golf course into a food growing space, with much of the land restored as a richly biodiverse space where wildlife can thrive."

Read more:
https://www.stirtoaction.com/articles/from-fairways-to-fair-use

#SolarPunkSunday #MoreGreenSpace #LessGolfCourses #CommunitySpaces #CommunityGardens

From #Fairways to #FairUse: Repurposing #GolfCourses

How golf courses can be repurposed to meet the needs of people and planet

Autumn 2024
by Grace Crabtree & Dan Woolley

"Back in April 2020, shortly after the UK had gone into lockdown for the first time, Guy Shrubsole, the campaigner and author of Who Owns England (2019), set out to map and investigate London’s golf courses. While a natural continuation of his wider work on land ownership, it was also given particular urgency in the moment – not least for those living in densely populated cities – as the nation began to ask questions about use of, and access to, #GreenSpace.

"The results of this research produced some surprising findings. For example, although a considerable number of golf courses in Greater London are held in private ownership, the figure is less than half, at 45%. This turns out to be only slightly larger than the number owned by councils (42%). After several decades in which councils, schools, and other public institutions have been forced to sell off green space – including school playing fields and county farms – it seems pertinent to ask why so many golf courses have remained untouched.

"Happily, there are signs of progress. In #Cheshire, the #WoodlandTrust recently purchased a former golf course, and have been busy planting trees. The vision is for the site to 'develop as native broadleaf woodland' and to link with other woodland sites as part of the larger #NorthernForest, providing green space and fighting #ClimateChange.

"And further east, on the #Lincolnshire coast, the #NationalTrust is busy converting a disused golf course – #Sandilands – to 'create new habitats for a variety of #wildlife, especially migrating birds like black-tailed #godwit, spotted #redshank and #spoonbills, along with breeding birds such as #snipe, #lapwings and #oystercatchers' This environmental mission is coupled with the social objective of providing 'a space where everyone can enjoy the benefits of being in nature.'

"More controversially, perhaps, the London-based architecture firm #RCKa has developed a proposal to build housing on an existing golf course in #Enfield, at the northern end of the city. Understandably, not everyone agrees with this vision, arguing that green space, once built upon, is lost forever. However, faced with an acute and growing housing crisis, it may be useful to ask whether some compromise solutions might begin to develop at the edges. [Yes, like housing with LOTS of Green Space, including #CommunityGardens , #FoodForests , and #WildlifeCorridors ! Problem solved!]

"What the above examples demonstrate is a growing interest in the potential for repurposing golf courses, for reasons ranging from climate change mitigation and biodiversity benefits, to providing space for housing and food growing.

"Which brings us to #Glasgow, where the #GlasgowCommunityFoodNetwork (#GCFN) are leading on a proposal to transform a disused golf course into a food growing space, with much of the land restored as a richly biodiverse space where wildlife can thrive."

Read more:
https://www.stirtoaction.com/articles/from-fairways-to-fair-use

#SolarPunkSunday #MoreGreenSpace #LessGolfCourses #CommunitySpaces #CommunityGardens

Juvenile Black-tailed godwit in the #Arkemheen #polder. #birds #birdphotography #cute #godwit #grutto #juvenile

A few photos I took after the fog cleared at the #Arkemheen polder in #Nijkerk last Sunday morning. First time seeing the sedge warbler and yellow wagtail this year!
🪶 #birds #birdphotography #godwit #yellowwagtail #sedgewarbler #redshank #polder #DutchNature #spring #canonr10 #rf100400

A few photos I took after the fog cleared at the #Arkemheen polder in #Nijkerk last Sunday morning. First time seeing the sedge warbler and yellow wagtail this year!
🪶 #birds #birdphotography #godwit #yellowwagtail #sedgewarbler #redshank #polder #DutchNature #spring #canonr10 #rf100400

Marbled Godwit (according to Merlin) walking along the shoreline. Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Huntington Beach, California, USA. February, 2026. OM System OM_1 + M.Zuiko 300mm F4 #bolsachicaecologicalreserve #godwit #bird #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #amateurphotography #photography

Marbled Godwit (according to Merlin) walking along the shoreline. Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Huntington Beach, California, USA. February, 2026. OM System OM_1 + M.Zuiko 300mm F4 #bolsachicaecologicalreserve #godwit #bird #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #amateurphotography #photography

A marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa) in the surf at Ormond Beach, Oxnard, California, October 2024 #oxnard #ormond #beach #ormondbeach #godwit # #Nikon #Z9 #bird #birds #birdwatching #birding #nature #photography #nikonphotgraphy 🪶

Todays #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LandMeetsWater, the alt is #TreePerchers

A marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa) in the surf at Ormond Beach, Oxnard, California, October 2024 #oxnard #ormond #beach #ormondbeach #godwit # #Nikon #Z9 #bird #birds #birdwatching #birding #nature #photography #nikonphotgraphy 🪶

Todays #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LandMeetsWater, the alt is #TreePerchers

marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa) in the surf at Ormond Beach, Oxnard, California, October 2024 #oxnard #ormond #beach #ormondbeach #godwit #naturephotography #Nikon #Z9 #bird #birds #birdwatching #birding #nature #photography #nikonphotgraphy 🪶

marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa) in the surf at Ormond Beach, Oxnard, California, October 2024 #oxnard #ormond #beach #ormondbeach #godwit #naturephotography #Nikon #Z9 #bird #birds #birdwatching #birding #nature #photography #nikonphotgraphy 🪶

Größenvergleich: zwei Pfuhlschnepfen und ein kleiner Strandläufer in den Karrendorfer Wiesen.

#godwit #pfuhlschnepfe #schnepfe #vogel #birds #nature #KarrendorferWiesen

Größenvergleich: zwei Pfuhlschnepfen und ein kleiner Strandläufer in den Karrendorfer Wiesen.

#godwit #pfuhlschnepfe #schnepfe #vogel #birds #nature #KarrendorferWiesen

marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa) preparing to land at Ormond beach, Oxnard, California, October 2024 #oxnard #ormond #beach #ormondbeach #curlew #shadow #godwit #naturephotography #Nikon #Z9 #bird #birds #birdwatching #birding #nature #photography #nikonphotgraphy 🪶

marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa) preparing to land at Ormond beach, Oxnard, California, October 2024 #oxnard #ormond #beach #ormondbeach #curlew #shadow #godwit #naturephotography #Nikon #Z9 #bird #birds #birdwatching #birding #nature #photography #nikonphotgraphy 🪶

Überhaupt Uferschnepfen. Die Welt braucht mehr Schnepfen. Dafür braucht sie mehr Feuchtwiesen, Sümpfe und überhaupt mehr wilden Matsch.

#Uferschnepfe #blackTailedGodwit #schnepfe #godwit #Vogel #bird #nature #Wangerooge

Überhaupt Uferschnepfen. Die Welt braucht mehr Schnepfen. Dafür braucht sie mehr Feuchtwiesen, Sümpfe und überhaupt mehr wilden Matsch.

#Uferschnepfe #blackTailedGodwit #schnepfe #godwit #Vogel #bird #nature #Wangerooge

Was hat die Uferschnepfe da bloß gesehen?

#Uferschnepfe #Schnepfe #blackTailedGodwit #godwit #birds #Vogel #Wangerooge

Was hat die Uferschnepfe da bloß gesehen?

#Uferschnepfe #Schnepfe #blackTailedGodwit #godwit #birds #Vogel #Wangerooge

Got this image done on my livestream today. It’s a Godwit, featuring the illustration I made a couple sessions ago.

Godwits are special to Humboldt: they’re so iconic here that there’s an entire birdwatching festival named after them!

Here’s the speedpaint:
https://makertube.net/w/w9reYmF1XDCstQnGHytBza

i already have it as a greeting card, available here: https://goimagine.com/godwit-glory-illustrated-bird-greeting-card-5x7-with-envelope/

I really enjoyed the process of making this one. It was a blast! I’m hoping to make it a nice print when I can!

#art #MastoArt #Birds #Birdart #FediGiftShop #GreetingCards #IndieArtist #Speedpaint #Godwit

Got this image done on my livestream today. It’s a Godwit, featuring the illustration I made a couple sessions ago.

Godwits are special to Humboldt: they’re so iconic here that there’s an entire birdwatching festival named after them!

Here’s the speedpaint:
https://makertube.net/w/w9reYmF1XDCstQnGHytBza

i already have it as a greeting card, available here: https://goimagine.com/godwit-glory-illustrated-bird-greeting-card-5x7-with-envelope/

I really enjoyed the process of making this one. It was a blast! I’m hoping to make it a nice print when I can!

#art #MastoArt #Birds #Birdart #FediGiftShop #GreetingCards #IndieArtist #Speedpaint #Godwit

Made a new bird image yesterday on my livestream. I haven’t made a bird in a very very long time—I was worried I’d forgotten how! Ha!

But it all came back, and this Marbled Godwit is the result.

This bird is so popular here in Humboldt County there’s a bird festival named after it!!
https://www.godwitdays.org/

So ere’s a free phone wallpaper version of it—the first one I’ve shared in a long time! Enjoy! 🐦 🎨

Speedpaint: https://makertube.net/w/hhTBnvNvj3rHwn1iymVZTz

Artist links: https://coreyartusimageryinfo.carrd.co/

#art #MastoArt #Wallpaper #Illustration #Birdart #Birds #Godwit #IndieArtist #Speedpaint

Made a new bird image yesterday on my livestream. I haven’t made a bird in a very very long time—I was worried I’d forgotten how! Ha!

But it all came back, and this Marbled Godwit is the result.

This bird is so popular here in Humboldt County there’s a bird festival named after it!!
https://www.godwitdays.org/

So ere’s a free phone wallpaper version of it—the first one I’ve shared in a long time! Enjoy! 🐦 🎨

Speedpaint: https://makertube.net/w/hhTBnvNvj3rHwn1iymVZTz

Artist links: https://coreyartusimageryinfo.carrd.co/

#art #MastoArt #Wallpaper #Illustration #Birdart #Birds #Godwit #IndieArtist #Speedpaint

a Long-billed curlew (Numenius americanus) grabs a snack. Ormond beach, Oxnard, California, October 2024 #oxnard #ormond #beach #ormondbeach #godwit #naturephotography #Nikon #Z9 #bird #birds #birdwatching #birding #nature #photography #nikonphotgraphy 🪶

a Long-billed curlew (Numenius americanus) grabs a snack. Ormond beach, Oxnard, California, October 2024 #oxnard #ormond #beach #ormondbeach #godwit #naturephotography #Nikon #Z9 #bird #birds #birdwatching #birding #nature #photography #nikonphotgraphy 🪶

Das Grasbüschel zitterte und für einen Moment kam dieses winzige #Uferschnepfe #Küken ans Licht. Nach ein paar Sekunden verschwand es wieder im sicheren, hohen Kraut.

#godwit #blackTailedGodwit #Schnepfe #birds #Vogel #chick #nature #Wangerooge

Das Grasbüschel zitterte und für einen Moment kam dieses winzige #Uferschnepfe #Küken ans Licht. Nach ein paar Sekunden verschwand es wieder im sicheren, hohen Kraut.

#godwit #blackTailedGodwit #Schnepfe #birds #Vogel #chick #nature #Wangerooge

Zum ersten Mal eine Uferschnepfe bewusst fotografiert. Heißt, sie hat sich mit Gesang geoutet, daher wusste ich schon vor dem Foto, dass es eine ist.

Sie ist sogar telepathisch begabt. 😉 Sie guckte ganz wie ich mich fühlte und hielt so lange still, dass ich manuelle Workarounds um den neuen Wackelkontakt an meinem Objektiv austesten konnte.

#Uferschnepfe #Vogel #birds #schnepfe #godwit #blackTailedGodwit #nature #Wangerooge

Zum ersten Mal eine Uferschnepfe bewusst fotografiert. Heißt, sie hat sich mit Gesang geoutet, daher wusste ich schon vor dem Foto, dass es eine ist.

Sie ist sogar telepathisch begabt. 😉 Sie guckte ganz wie ich mich fühlte und hielt so lange still, dass ich manuelle Workarounds um den neuen Wackelkontakt an meinem Objektiv austesten konnte.

#Uferschnepfe #Vogel #birds #schnepfe #godwit #blackTailedGodwit #nature #Wangerooge

marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa) in flight Ormond beach, Oxnard, California, October 2024 #oxnard #ormond #beach #ormondbeach #curlew #shadow #godwit #naturephotography #Nikon #Z9 #bird #birds #birdwatching #birding #nature #photography #nikonphotgraphy 🪶

marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa) in flight Ormond beach, Oxnard, California, October 2024 #oxnard #ormond #beach #ormondbeach #curlew #shadow #godwit #naturephotography #Nikon #Z9 #bird #birds #birdwatching #birding #nature #photography #nikonphotgraphy 🪶

marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa) throws a shadow as it departs Ormond beach, Oxnard, California, October 2024 #oxnard #ormond #beach #ormondbeach #curlew #shadow #godwit #naturephotography #Nikon #Z9 #bird #birds #birdwatching #birding #nature #photography #nikonphotgraphy 🪶

marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa) throws a shadow as it departs Ormond beach, Oxnard, California, October 2024 #oxnard #ormond #beach #ormondbeach #curlew #shadow #godwit #naturephotography #Nikon #Z9 #bird #birds #birdwatching #birding #nature #photography #nikonphotgraphy 🪶

Long-billed curlew (Numenius americanus) and marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa) forage on Ormond beach, Oxnard, California, October 2024 #oxnard #ormond #beach #ormondbeach #curlew #shadow #godwit #naturephotography #Nikon #Z9 #bird #birds #birdwatching #birding #nature #photography #nikonphotgraphy 🪶

Long-billed curlew (Numenius americanus) and marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa) forage on Ormond beach, Oxnard, California, October 2024 #oxnard #ormond #beach #ormondbeach #curlew #shadow #godwit #naturephotography #Nikon #Z9 #bird #birds #birdwatching #birding #nature #photography #nikonphotgraphy 🪶

The elusive seldom seen two headed, 4 legged Long-billed curlew marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa) on Ormond beach, Oxnard, California, October 2024 #oxnard #ormond #beach #ormondbeach #curlew #shadow #godwit #naturephotography #Nikon #Z9 #bird #birds #birdwatching #birding #nature #photography #nikonphotgraphy 🪶

Crouching Tiger hidden marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa) appears to levitate like to avoid the surf on Ormond beach, Oxnard, California, October 2024 #oxnard #ormond #beach #ormondbeach #shadow #godwit #naturephotography #Nikon #Z9 #bird #birds #birdwatching #birding #nature #photography #nikonphotgraphy 🪶

marbled godwit (Limosa launches in the surf at Ormond beach, Oxnard, California, October 2024 #oxnard #ormond #beach #ormondbeach #godwit #naturephotography #Nikon #Z9 #bird #birds #birdwatching #birding #nature #photography #nikonphotgraphy 🪶

marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa) throws a shadow on the surf Ormond beach, Oxnard, California, October 2024 #oxnard #ormond #beach #ormondbeach #shadow #godwit #naturephotography #Nikon #Z9 #bird #birds #birdwatching #birding #nature #photography #nikonphotgraphy 🪶