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Jon Keepen

@greenkeepen

Head of Conservation at Cumberwell Park Golf Club. Avid gardener and plant lover. Prefer to be outside whatever the weather.

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calendar_today03-03-2016 19:22:10

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Jon Keepen (@greenkeepen) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Congratulations to all of the finalists in every category in this year's Golf Environment Awards Everyone has been doing such great work and no doubt will continue to further wildlife and ecology on golf courses. I'm thrilled to be the Conservation Greenkeeper of the Year 2021 🌿🐝⛳🏆

GEO Foundation for Sustainable Golf (@sustainablegolf) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Globally, many bee species are under threat from climate change, habitat loss and the use of pesticides. 🐝 Golf courses can help make a positive difference in their numbers. ⁣ Explore 5 ways you can play your part - bit.ly/3bYcOC4 ⁣ #ForSustainableGolf⁣ #bees

Globally, many bee species are under threat from climate change, habitat loss and the use of pesticides. 🐝 

Golf courses can help make a positive difference in their numbers. ⁣

Explore 5 ways you can play your part - bit.ly/3bYcOC4
⁣
#ForSustainableGolf⁣ #bees
Glenn Kirby (@glennkirby) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Great to be out on the road again today. Great to see golf back out playing. Soooooo disappointing to see this. Come on golfers, greenkeeping teams around the country have put a lot of extra effort in for you..... Repay the favour.

Great to be out on the road again today.

Great to see golf back out playing.

Soooooo disappointing to see this.

Come on golfers, greenkeeping teams around the country have put a lot of extra effort in for you..... Repay the favour.
Hawk and Owl Trust (@hawkandowluk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

An update on the A303 Kestrel Highways Project in Wiltshire which covers 30 miles of the hinterland bordering the A 303 from Mere to Andover... ow.ly/9toe50Eofy4 Image: Major Nigel Lewis

An update on the A303 Kestrel Highways Project in Wiltshire which covers 30 miles of the hinterland bordering the A 303 from Mere to Andover...

ow.ly/9toe50Eofy4
Image: Major Nigel Lewis
Jon Keepen (@greenkeepen) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Fantastic afternoon spent with Clive from out local branch of Butterfly Conservation doing our first survey of the year. Trying to record what species we have on the course and how we can encourage more! 🦋 Butterfly Conservation 🦋 Cumberwell Park

Golf Environment Awards (@golfenvawards) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We want golf courses that are becoming more environmentally friendly or enhancing biodiversity to be recognised and strongly encourage them to enter the golf environment awards! Entries close Friday 30th July! @striturf Ecology @ BIGGA Syngenta UK Marie Aquatrols Company #golf

We want golf courses that are becoming more environmentally friendly or enhancing biodiversity to be recognised and strongly encourage them to enter the golf environment awards! Entries close Friday 30th July!
@striturf <a href="/Ecology1BIGGA/">Ecology @ BIGGA</a> <a href="/SyngentaUK/">Syngenta UK</a> <a href="/marieathorngolf/">Marie</a> <a href="/Aquatrols/">Aquatrols Company</a> #golf
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Leaving areas of lawn uncut is a fantastic way of encouraging pollinators and insects into your garden, you never know what plants may pop up. The added bonus is less mowing for you too!

Leaving areas of lawn uncut is a fantastic way of encouraging pollinators and insects into your garden, you never know what plants may pop up. The added bonus is less mowing for you too!
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Thanks to Dr Emily Joáchim for coming to ring our birds again this year. 4 Little Owl chicks, 7 Barn Owl chicks and 2 Kestrels hatched on the course and will be flying before too long. Great to see golf and nature sharing the same space and thriving. 🐣 🦉 ⛳

Thanks to <a href="/emilyjoachim/">Dr Emily Joáchim</a> for coming to ring our birds again this year. 4 Little Owl chicks, 7 Barn Owl chicks and 2 Kestrels hatched on the course and will be flying before too long. Great to see golf and nature sharing the same space and thriving. 🐣 🦉 ⛳
Jon Keepen (@greenkeepen) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thought I'd try sowing some wildflower seed in pots at home this year, I think they've turned out nicely. I'm calling them 'Pollinator Pitstops' 🐝🌸🌼🦟

Thought I'd try sowing some wildflower seed in pots at home this year, I think they've turned out nicely. I'm calling them 'Pollinator Pitstops' 🐝🌸🌼🦟
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We're fortunate to have our local branch of Butterfly Conservation conducting surveys to help us better understand what species we have on course and how we can help them. Clive and Hugo have also been putting out moth traps with some fantastic results! 🦋 Butterfly Conservation 🦋

We're fortunate to have our local branch of Butterfly Conservation conducting surveys to help us better understand what species we have on course and how we can help them. Clive and Hugo have also been putting out moth traps with some fantastic results! 🦋 <a href="/savebutterflies/">Butterfly Conservation 🦋</a>
Cumberwell Park (@cumberwellpark) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We welcomed Bath Corona Group for their 30th anniversary lunch today. Guest speakers Head of Conservation Jon Keepen & Course Manager Matthew James gave an insight into our conservation work on the golf courses 🐝🦉🍂🌺

We welcomed Bath Corona Group for their 30th anniversary lunch today. Guest speakers Head of Conservation <a href="/GreenKeepen/">Jon Keepen</a> &amp; Course Manager <a href="/Matthew198James/">Matthew James</a> gave an insight into our conservation work on the golf courses 🐝🦉🍂🌺
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We were delighted to have @redkingcraw from CBeebies Grown-Ups 🎉 at the course today filming our Little Owls for the programme Teeny Tiny Creatures. A big thanks to Dr Emily Joáchim for coming to do the ringing and providing her insight. Cumberwell Park 🦉

We were delighted to have @redkingcraw from <a href="/CBeebiesHQ/">CBeebies Grown-Ups 🎉</a> at the course today filming our Little Owls for the programme Teeny Tiny Creatures. A big thanks to <a href="/emilyjoachim/">Dr Emily Joáchim</a> for coming to do the ringing and providing her insight.
<a href="/CumberwellPark/">Cumberwell Park</a> 🦉
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It was fantastic giving members of the Corona group a tour of the course this afternoon. We showed off our wildflower meadows, veteran oak trees and lakes that provide such a great habitat for wildlife. Cumberwell Park GEO Foundation for Sustainable Golf

It was fantastic giving members of the Corona group a tour of the course this afternoon. We showed off our wildflower meadows, veteran oak trees and lakes that provide such a great habitat for wildlife. <a href="/CumberwellPark/">Cumberwell Park</a> <a href="/sustainablegolf/">GEO Foundation for Sustainable Golf</a>
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A fantastic day out yesterday in the Vale of Pewsey, Wiltshire, monitoring and ringing Barn Owls with the Lewis Raptor Group. Back at the course today it was time to replace a worn out Barn Owl box with a new one that I made during the winter 🦉 Cumberwell Park GEO Foundation for Sustainable Golf

A fantastic day out yesterday in the Vale of Pewsey, Wiltshire, monitoring and ringing Barn Owls with the Lewis Raptor Group. Back at the course today it was time to replace a worn out Barn Owl box with a new one that I made during the winter 🦉 <a href="/CumberwellPark/">Cumberwell Park</a> <a href="/sustainablegolf/">GEO Foundation for Sustainable Golf</a>
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Another successful year for the raptors here at Cumberwell. Three Barn Owl chicks, two Little Owl chicks and four Kestrels were all bred and are doing well. 🦉🐣 Cumberwell Park GEO Foundation for Sustainable Golf

Another successful year for the raptors here at Cumberwell. Three Barn Owl chicks, two Little Owl chicks and four Kestrels were all bred and are doing well. 🦉🐣
<a href="/CumberwellPark/">Cumberwell Park</a> <a href="/sustainablegolf/">GEO Foundation for Sustainable Golf</a>