Erosion around dams

As many of you may have seen in emails from the club we are embarking on a process of growing or in some cases re-growing grasses around the edges of our dams to reduce erosion. The grasses will help stabilise the the soil and provide a barrier to reduce the flow of water into the dams after heavy rain. In the past we had mowed a lot of this grass to the edge of the dam so that golfers could find their ball more easily. If you look at the banks around the dam at the 5th you will notice that there is a thick barrier of grass in many places which has helped reduce erosion and hence there is very little erosion around this dam.

The carp in the main dam may also be contributing to the erosion as they look to feed into the softer soil around the edges of the dam when the dam is near full. We will also be looking to reduce the numbers of these significantly and are exploring the best way to achieve this. Below is a map of the dam showing areas that grasses will be re-grown. Click on the map to expand the image.