This exciting project is led by Causeway Coast to focus on the conservation of semi-natural grassland over the next three years.
B201 Windyhill Road from Coleraine to ArtikellyThe verges are very variable and in one area there are "Don't Cut" signs where Japanese knotweed has become established; on the higher stretches of road soils are thin and sedges abound alongside heathland vegetation; bird's foot trefoil, vetches, buttercups and meadowsweet occur in scattered patches … [Read more...] about Windyhill Road from Coleraine to Artikelly
Wide verges where cowslips grow in spring; elsewhere there are patches of umbellifers, herb robert, speedwells, primrose and mouse-ear. Great potential to be improved through conservation management. … [Read more...] about Greenhall Highway at Coleraine
This road includes a damp verge with a significant display of meadowsweet, stitchworts, ragged robin and vetches. … [Read more...] about Killagan Road and Boyds Road
Mullan Road from Tullaghans Road junction to Slievenaghy Road junctionThis road has steep and narrow verges which are nevertheless botanically rich in places with lady's bedstraw, yarrow, bird's-foot trefoil and thyme. There are also remnants of heathland flora such as bell heather, heath bedstraw and bilberry. … [Read more...] about Mullan Road
B62 Finvoy Road from Lislagan Road junction to Slievenaghy Road junctionKnapweed, meadowsweet, vetches and stitchworts adorn stretches of these wide verges which have great potential to be improved through conservation management. … [Read more...] about Finvoy Road
A29 Carhill Road section from B64 Churchtown Road south for 260m … [Read more...] about Carhill Road
Plantation Rd from junction with Belraugh Rd east to end of forestry On this stretch of Plantation Road you can find lady's smock, bugle, bush vetch, bluebells, red clover and primroses. Butterfly orchids are in fields adjacent to Plantation Road. There is great potential for Plantation Road to be a species rich area with sympathetic management. … [Read more...] about Plantation Rd from junction with Belraugh Rd
B190 Belraugh Rd / Coolnasillagh Rd junction (S) to B70 Boleran Rd junction (N) Coolnasillagh Road is located near a grassland ASSI and has a variety of wildflowers on its' verge, including bluebells, pignut, water avens, primrose, bush vetch, wood anemone, bugle, early purple orchids, meadow sweet and lady's smock to mention just a few of the early flowering species. These flowers are beautiful and they provide an essential food source for pollinators. Orange-tip butterflies can be seen flying around the lady's smock and laying their eggs on these plants. … [Read more...] about Belraugh Rd / Coolnasillagh Rd junction
