As part of this project we are seeking the help of volunteers in many roles, one of which is a grassland surveyor. This will involve one visit per year to your selected grassland site to survey the plant and insect life you find there. This will only take an hour or two once a year if you have one site, but please feel free to adopt more! We will have approximately 30 – 40 grassland sites spread throughout the Council area that need a volunteer surveyor, so sign up and adopt your patch today!As part of this we are running our first volunteer survey training event on: Saturday 11th June, … [Read more...] about We need your help!
Birren Road, junction with Corick Rd south to Barony Bridge
Birren Road from junction with Corick Rd south to Barony BridgeThis verge is an example of species poor verge, which we hope, through the course of this project to show that all verges can play a part in supporting out native wildlife through sympathetic management. … [Read more...] about Birren Road, junction with Corick Rd south to Barony Bridge
Whitepark Road from Fullerton Arms Ballintoy
B15 Whitepark Road from Fullerton Arms Ballintoy to Kinbane Castle car park, Whitepark Road.These verges are often botanically rich with an increasing maritime influence towards the coast. The adjacent car parks also have a wide variety of species. At the appropriate season look for early purple orchids, lady's mantle, lady's bedstraw, Devil’s bit scabious, angelica, wild thyme and kidney vetch. … [Read more...] about Whitepark Road from Fullerton Arms Ballintoy
Causeway Road, Whitepark Road Junction
B146 Causeway Road from junction with A2 Whitepark Road (at Craig) to junction of minor road leading to harbour and all of this road to harbour.Very variable and distinctly maritime closer to the coast; Early purple orchids (Spring), sea campion, vetches, lady's bedstraw, clovers and scurvy grass all occur here. Away from the coast the verges can be improved through conservation management. … [Read more...] about Causeway Road, Whitepark Road Junction
Whitepark Road
A2 Whitepark Road from Bushmills to B146 Causeway Road junctionSome of the wider verges have large stands of red campion (notably in the wooded areas), vetches, dandelions, cow parsley and lesser celandine … [Read more...] about Whitepark Road
Ballywoolen Road, Coleraine
Ballywoolen Road from A2 Mussenden Road junction to Bellany Road junction.A very typical verge of farmland with cow parsley, bluebell, celandine, meadowsweet, wood anemone, knapweed and sedges. There are also patches of Invasive Alien Species. … [Read more...] about Ballywoolen Road, Coleraine
Quilly Road / Wheatsheaf Road junction, Coleraine
A2 Quilly Road / Wheatsheaf Road junction, 517m West along A2 Quilly RoadA wide verge along a short stretch of road which supports a wonderful display of orchids in summer. … [Read more...] about Quilly Road / Wheatsheaf Road junction, Coleraine
Bishops Road
These are generally narrow verges with an upland aspect; on the higher ground where soils are thin look out for orchid spikes, heathers, bilberry, tormentil and sedges. On lower ground the verges are lusher and have stands of umbellifers and knapweed. … [Read more...] about Bishops Road
Point road Magilligan Point
Open verge which in parts borders some important dune habitat; meadow cranesbill should be looked for from July but lady's bedstraw, trefoils, vetches, orchids, mouse-ears and stitchworts are frequent in places. These verges also have great potential for butterflies and moths. … [Read more...] about Point road Magilligan Point
Curragh Road from Castleroe to Agivey
Open verges with great variation along this long stretch of road but look for colourful stands of knapweed, umbellifers, vetches, buttercups and meadowsweet. … [Read more...] about Curragh Road from Castleroe to Agivey
