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
Verges & Grasslands
Quilly Road / Wheatsheaf Road junction, Coleraine
A2 Quilly Road / Wheatsheaf Road junction, 517m West along A2 Quilly Road A 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
Windyhill Road from Coleraine to Artikelly
B201 Windyhill Road from Coleraine to Artikelly The 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
Greenhall Highway at Coleraine
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
Killagan Road and Boyds Road
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
Mullan Road from Tullaghans Road junction to Slievenaghy Road junction This 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
Finvoy Road
B62 Finvoy Road from Lislagan Road junction to Slievenaghy Road junction Knapweed, 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
