{"id":29141,"date":"2025-02-18T17:36:56","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T17:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/?p=29141"},"modified":"2025-11-25T13:40:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T13:40:50","slug":"golflandscapes-investigates-biodiversity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/golflandscapes-investigates-biodiversity\/","title":{"rendered":"GolfLandscapes investigates biodiversity in 40 clubs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-klozy9b5-f7fd9164e8677f577ffb7321743cb8a5\">\n.avia-image-container.av-klozy9b5-f7fd9164e8677f577ffb7321743cb8a5 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-klozy9b5-f7fd9164e8677f577ffb7321743cb8a5 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-klozy9b5-f7fd9164e8677f577ffb7321743cb8a5 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first  av-has-copyright av-copyright-always'  ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-29146 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-29146 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GolfLandscapes-1030x579.jpg\" alt='Collage of laboratory vials and golf course' title='GolfLandscapes'  height=\"579\" width=\"1030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GolfLandscapes-1030x579.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GolfLandscapes-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GolfLandscapes-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GolfLandscapes-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GolfLandscapes-1500x844.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GolfLandscapes-705x397.jpg 705w, https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GolfLandscapes.jpg 1643w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/div><small class=\"avia-copyright\">Image: Canva\/Petra Himmel<\/small><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2jbyed-074b842093b029c93efff02d4f0c6238\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-2jbyed-074b842093b029c93efff02d4f0c6238{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-2jbyed-074b842093b029c93efff02d4f0c6238 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-2jbyed-074b842093b029c93efff02d4f0c6238 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-2jbyed-074b842093b029c93efff02d4f0c6238 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_post_metadata '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  >GolfLandscapes investigates biodiversity in 40 clubs<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-m7kz5vae-bac4a3c68e6c636f5aea8a2cd9157267 av-metadata-container-align-left  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock  av-metadata-container-1'><div class='av-post-metadata-container-inner'><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-meta-content\"><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-modified\"><span class=\"av-post-metadata-modified-date\" >25. November 2025<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k8ycpuk2-7346ebfddcb3b1befdc54074201b5725 '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p>What factors control biodiversity on golf courses? A team of European scientists from <strong>Norway, Sweden, Great Britain and Germany<\/strong> is currently investigating this question as part of the <strong>GolfLandscapes<\/strong> project. A total of 40 golf courses are taking part, including eight golf clubs from the Munich area in Germany.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have selected very different types of landscape here and now want to understand how biodiversity can be promoted on the golf courses,&#8221; explains <strong>Prof. Dr. Johannes Kollmann<\/strong>, who heads the <strong>Chair of Restoration Ecology at the Technical University of Munich<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_four_fifth-e8bcfb0dd38e4ffbb23d71c76efe0ae8\">\n@keyframes av_boxShadowEffect_av-av_four_fifth-e8bcfb0dd38e4ffbb23d71c76efe0ae8-column {\n0%   { box-shadow:  0 0 0 0 #ededed; opacity: 1; }\n100% { box-shadow:  0 0 10px 0 #ededed; opacity: 1; }\n}\n#top .flex_column.av-av_four_fifth-e8bcfb0dd38e4ffbb23d71c76efe0ae8{\nmargin-top:35px;\nmargin-bottom:35px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-av_four_fifth-e8bcfb0dd38e4ffbb23d71c76efe0ae8{\nposition:relative;\nleft:1%;\nbox-shadow: 0 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av-last-visible-form-element modified_width\"><input type=\"hidden\" value=\"1\" name=\"avia_generated_form1\" \/><input type=\"submit\" value=\"Subscribe\" class=\"button\"  data-sending-label=\"Sending\"\/><\/p><p class=\"hidden\"><input type=\"text\" name=\"avia_avia_username_1\" class=\"hidden \" id=\"avia_avia_username_1\" value=\"\" \/><\/p><\/fieldset><\/form><div id=\"ajaxresponse_1\" class=\"ajaxresponse ajaxresponse_1 hidden\"><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m723yrvm-a8f0e68e3f4b40c9637a711d551809a3 '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p>The location of a golf club often plays an important role here. While the <strong>GC Olching<\/strong>, for example, is very close to the town, the <strong>GC Feldafing<\/strong> is located in a historic park landscape. Parts of the <strong>Aschheim golf course<\/strong> were built on a former gravel pit, while some of the courses at<strong> GC Eichenried<\/strong> were built around former moors. The two golf courses of the <strong>Munich GC in Stra\u00dflach and Thalkirchen<\/strong>, the <strong>GC W\u00f6rthsee<\/strong> and the <strong>GC Dachau<\/strong> are also included.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What is important for biodiversity on golf courses is the landscape structure in the vicinity of the golf course,&#8221; explains Kollmann. An isolated position of a golf course in the midst of agricultural monocultures can therefore certainly lead to a lower level of biodiversity. The same applies to courses that are surrounded by purely urban areas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monitoring birds and plants<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To date, GolfLandscapes has recorded birds and vegetation as part of a standardized process. A distinction was made between certain types of use and habitat &#8211; for example roughs or bunkers. In an interim report, an overview of the plants and birds found at the golf courses has now been forwarded to them.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-li4wzqth-12e3eb8b23ea24a57a177c4d74836861\">\n.avia-image-container.av-li4wzqth-12e3eb8b23ea24a57a177c4d74836861 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-li4wzqth-12e3eb8b23ea24a57a177c4d74836861 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-li4wzqth-12e3eb8b23ea24a57a177c4d74836861 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  av-has-copyright av-copyright-always'  ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-29148 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-29148 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/20230705_170357-1500x430.jpg\" alt='Tee off at the golf course with flower meadow' title='GolfLandscapes at GC Olching'  height=\"430\" width=\"1500\"  \/><\/div><small class=\"avia-copyright\">GC Olching introduced more rough areas around the tees (Image: Petra Himmel)<\/small><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-li4x0475-d3db08e9814096d52dc0f4bc52efbb8b '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p>The Olching Golf Club has analyzed the initial data with interest and hopes to learn from it. &#8220;We haven&#8217;t been involved in the topic of nature for very long, but we are currently working on certification for Golf &amp; Nature Gold. In this context, the project is helpful for us,&#8221; summarizes <strong>Kai-Otto Landwehr, Vice President of GC Olching<\/strong>. &#8220;Our greenkeeper is very committed in this area and we have already been able to attract attention in the local press with the first evaluations.&#8221; With the skylark and the cuckoo, two bird species were identified on the 18-hole course that are endangered according to the German Red List.<\/p>\n<p>Scientific surveys like these are &#8220;extremely important&#8221; for golf courses, says <strong>Florian Kohlhuber, Club Manager at GC Feldafing<\/strong>. &#8220;This is the only way we can document for non-golfers and authorities that a lot is being done for nature on our golf course. We carry out inspections several times a year to obtain the relevant data.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/the-feldafing-golf-course-as-a-refuge-for-wild-bees\/<\/p>\n<p>But what results from the data? How can golf courses continue to work with it? This is where the GolfLandscapes scientists point out deficits and provide tips. As part of the evaluation, all eight courses are indicated whether they need to do more to improve meadows, bodies of water or hedge structures, for example. &#8220;There is generally a lot of potential here at golf courses,&#8221; says Kollmann, who is also involved in the German Golf Association&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/golfbiodivers-research-on-golf-biodiversity\/\">GolfBiodivers<\/a> project with 64 golf courses and four German universities. &#8220;Golf courses sometimes take a somewhat opportunistic approach to the topic instead of tackling it with structure,&#8221; is his observation of some courses.<\/p>\n<p>Depending on the golf course&#8217;s location and its surroundings, available habitats and playing areas, the possibilities for promoting biodiversity are different in each case. This is another reason why the results of the 40 European golf courses cannot be compared. &#8220;Our aim, however, is to ultimately answer the question of what constitutes degraded nature and what constitutes high-quality nature on golf courses,&#8221; says Hans Martin Hanslin, researcher at the Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO), summarizing the objective. He is coordinating the project, which STERF, the Scandinavian Turfgrass and Environment Research Foundation also fund.<\/p>\n<p>After three years, 40 golf courses in Europe will also be able to answer this question regarding their individual course results and can start with the right upgrading work.<\/p>\n<div hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/golfbiodivers-butterflies-plants-documentation\/\" class='avia-iframe-wrap'>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"GE1hjH7SX4\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/golfsustainable.com\/en\/golfbiodivers-butterflies-plants-documentation\/\">GolfBiodivers: butterflies and plant species document biodiversity<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;GolfBiodivers: butterflies and plant species document biodiversity&#8221; &#8212; Golf Sustainable\" 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