15 July 2005

Golf - spoiling a nice walk

The Scottish Executive press office is getting carried away in this press release:
"Thousands of golf spectators flocking to St Andrews for the 2005 Open Championship are being encouraged to take their eyes off the ball to enjoy the important wildlife found living on the world famous Old Course. Deputy Minister for the Environment and Rural Development Rhona Brankin is in the Fife town to mark the publication by The R&A of an Environmental and Management Guide which is being handed out to visitors. The Scottish Executive helped fund the publication which highlights the important wildlife and habitats found on and around the greens."

Important wildlife habitats "on the greens"? which can be enjoyed by the crowds? The occasional worm perhaps? Or maybe the birdies and eagles?

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