Bowling green, Belfast (2)
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Bowling green, Belfast (2)
Image: © Albert Bridge Taken: 30 Sep 2010
See Image My thanks to another member for his help in explaining what’s happening. The process is known as “sand slitting”. This website http://www.kestrelcontractors.co.uk/drainage/options.php has the following information “Sand slitting is a secondary drainage technique. The slits or trenches, 50-75mm wide and 200-300mm deep, are inserted at 1 - 2m spacing. They are back filled with 10mm pea gravel and then topped off with 50-75mm of free draining sand.” The process is intended to relieve compaction of the turf (by bowls, bowlers and lawnmowers), improve the drainage and generally invigorate the sward. The brown material (right) was being blown towards the middle of the green with a portable blower of the type used for fallen leaves. The part on the left looked as if it had already been blown. Continue to Image
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Image Location
Latitude
54.581337
Longitude
-5.930574