A check-in with nature
Our courses are home to all sorts of birds, bees, flora and fauna – they’re paradises… Read on
June 14, 2019
Our courses are home to all sorts of birds, bees, flora and fauna – they’re paradises… Read on
June 14, 2019
At the beginning of July this year, we had a very interesting moving home story… Read on
August 22, 2018
With the sound of birdsong and the growing season upon us, this time of year… Read on
June 7, 2018
Restoration work on the Eden’s saltmarsh habitat continues. Here, Clare Maynard of the University of St… Read on
May 14, 2018
The Links is home to more than just golf. There is a vast array of… Read on
April 13, 2018
The Eden Estuary that borders the world-famous St Andrews Links is an important site for… Read on
December 6, 2017
In late 2016, members of the Links’ greenkeeping teams met with Yvonne Stephan of the… Read on
September 25, 2017
Bird sightings The past couple of months have been busy regarding wildlife and environmental work. At… Read on
August 7, 2017
The Eden Environmental Team are busy as usual with their environmental projects. They have recently… Read on
June 19, 2017
This time of year is always such an exciting time for wildlife at the Links…. Read on
May 23, 2017
We had the opportunity to commence some of our winter environmental management plans earlier than… Read on
November 23, 2016
A familiar face returned to the Home of Golf last month to catch up with some old… Read on
October 11, 2016
Over the the last few years we’ve focused considerable effort on the development of wildflower areas on… Read on
September 14, 2016
Across the UK, the management of gorse bushes now plays a crucial role in the… Read on
August 23, 2016
Although the pond located by the 14th and 15th holes of the Eden Course can… Read on
August 9, 2016
Over the past couple of months, efforts have been made to create a new habitat… Read on
June 9, 2016
After one of the wettest winters on record, spring arrived a little later than normal… Read on
May 24, 2016
At the beginning of April, the Eden greenkeeping team started work on a sustainable and environmentally… Read on
April 19, 2016
Monday saw the beginning of repairs to a number of “blowouts” in the sand dune line along… Read on
February 12, 2016
Members of the St Andrews Links greenkeeping team recently helped Fife Coast and Countryside Trust (FCCT) with… Read on
January 19, 2016
A new species of bird showed up on the Links this week. A pair of waxwings… Read on
December 22, 2015
The greenkeeping team are currently hard at work thinning out the roughs via cultural methods. Machines… Read on
November 26, 2015
The days are getting shorter and the nights longer but there’s still been plenty of activity on the Links over… Read on
November 13, 2015
These past few weeks have been hectic to say the least with many new recordings… Read on
October 29, 2015
In line with new Waste Scotland Regulations coming into force, last year St Andrews Links set up a… Read on
October 13, 2015
With the osprey sightings thinning out and the swallows starting to group together there’s only… Read on
September 25, 2015
The sheep are back! Next time you’re out near the ninth of the Jubilee Course… Read on
September 4, 2015
It was brought to our attention that one of the greenkeeping machines, which was due… Read on
August 18, 2015
Those of you who visited The Open may have seen the roped off area behind… Read on
July 23, 2015
There are many large fungi growing at the Home of Golf such as giant puffballs… Read on
June 26, 2015
Our specially positioned infra-red camera caught this inquisitive hare on the Castle Course at dusk last… Read on
June 9, 2015
Two delightful rarities have been found these past few weeks including a ventriloquist bird and… Read on
May 22, 2015
We welcomed a few helpers last week when a group of students turned out to assist… Read on
May 11, 2015
The yellowhammers, wrens, linnets, skylarks and chaffinches have all been in full voice this past… Read on
April 23, 2015
The past few weeks have seen the teams across the Links perform one or two… Read on
April 1, 2015
We recently invested in an infra-red wildlife camera to find out what we have living… Read on
March 17, 2015
Fresh from their final four position in the recent Enviro Awards, The Castle team have… Read on
February 27, 2015
The composting programme is in full swing with the majority being given away to the… Read on
February 11, 2015
I know it’s only just February but there are snowdrops showing nicely in the grounds… Read on
February 2, 2015
The technical services team have been working their magic by recently rebuilding an old boundary wall located between… Read on
January 9, 2015
This week the greenkeepers have had the heavy machinery out! There’s an area on the Links which… Read on
December 12, 2014
The frost is yet to make an appearance here at the Links (famous last words)… Read on
November 28, 2014
This past week the Environmental team undertook a brand new project on the Balgove Course. The tall… Read on
November 13, 2014
There’s a great grey shrike in the area! And short eared owls too. These are… Read on
October 31, 2014
It’s always exciting exploring the wildlife and ecology here on the Links and this past week has… Read on
October 17, 2014
The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship careered into town last week accompanied by television towers, trucks,… Read on
October 8, 2014
This week we have seen a smashing amount of fungi making its yearly appearance on the Links. Fungus… Read on
September 26, 2014
The warm and wet weather we’ve had lately has given us an amazing array of… Read on
September 19, 2014
There’s always good indicators of autumn approaching such as light frosts, leaves turning brown and… Read on
September 12, 2014
The weather has been kind to us this week so we have been able to… Read on
September 3, 2014
This past week has proven to be quite a busy one for the greenkeeping team…. Read on
August 29, 2014
James Hutchinson recently joined the Links as our first dedicated Environmental Officer. James will work… Read on
August 20, 2014