Green space guardians - A career in parks, arboriculture and sports groundskeeping and management
11 May 2012 | by Graham Clarke
Whether maintaining parks, sports grounds or trees, the sector offers a wealth of opportunities, Graham Clarke reports.
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Moles are widespread throughout Britain but absent from Ireland. Even small populations can damage sports turf, playing surfaces and amenity lawns, but control may not be necessary in less intensively used or managed areas. The damage is a side-effect of moles' subterranean lifestyle - they live on...
Whether maintaining parks, sports grounds or trees, the sector offers a wealth of opportunities, Graham Clarke reports.
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