The next big problem is to try and reduce the grossly excessive salting on the local roads which is not only killing some species of the roadside trees and wild Dog Roses, but also encouraging coastal plants to colonize the verges......
Wednesday 12 June 2019
Northern Marsh Orchids
For the last couple of years, with the help of The North Pennines AONB and Northumberland County Council Highways Dept., some of verges near the Cottage have been protected to conserve several valuable wild flower plants including these Northern Marsh Orchids. To help the conservation effort the verge mowing is restricted until the Autumn. Not a perfect regime but it's a start.
The next big problem is to try and reduce the grossly excessive salting on the local roads which is not only killing some species of the roadside trees and wild Dog Roses, but also encouraging coastal plants to colonize the verges......
The next big problem is to try and reduce the grossly excessive salting on the local roads which is not only killing some species of the roadside trees and wild Dog Roses, but also encouraging coastal plants to colonize the verges......
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