Rewilded Scottish golf course turned into a nature 'microcosm

[AE-NMidlands]

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/2025 ... fe-thrives is nice - and I would say not before time!

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A wildflower meadow, ponds, scrub habitat, coastline and even an area of peat bog can be found on this little 60-acre (24-hectare) plot, which boasts roe deer, otters, lizards, eels and a huge array of insects and birds. "We do describe it as a microcosm of Scotland," says Beaton. "If you think of all of the major habitats of Scotland, we've got them here on the Plock, just in miniature." It's an impression she works to cultivate. "The more little pockets we have, the more chance a person has to... end up having a nature experience," she says.

All of these habitats had fallen into serious disarray until a few years ago, says Beaton. In fact, most of this area used to be a golf course.
The Plock is part of a small but significant global trend of land once used for golf being turned back over to nature. From California to Pennsylvania and Australia to Canada, these projects are reaping in some big rewards for both biodiversity and local people...

[Columbusrat]

I'd love this to happen to our local golf course - actually golf courses everywhere! Though on the plus side, the one near us is set in now protected heathland and if it wasn't for the golf course, chances are it would have been built on before now.

[AGT]

https://sustainable.golf/

Been good things happening for a wee while