ROADSIDE VERGES OF PARTICULAR INTEREST
SITE NO: EAST 13
DATE FIRST NOTIFIED: 1983
GRID REF: ST 925048
ROAD NO: B3082
ROAD NAME:
SIDE OF ROAD: North
LENGTH OF ROAD: approx. 50m.
SPECIES OF PARTICULAR INTEREST:
Endymion non-scriptus – Bluebell
Orchis mascula – Early Purple Orchid
CUTTING PRESCRIPTION:
Not before late June.
OTHER POINTS OF INTEREST:
• Controversial site as early cutting takes place in order to increase visibility.
Speeding has caused fatalities. Much correspondence.
• Small stretch of road verge on chalk soil. Becoming overgrown with grassland
rank – Adjacent woodland is Ashley Wood a DWT Reserve.
• Posts should be at 40mph sign to east & level with ‘keep left’ chevrons to west
EAST 13