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A10 Wadesmill to Colliers End Bypass
Did You Know....Landscaping and Ecology
Two avenues of elm trees which are resistant to Dutch Elm Disease will be planted. Planting such 'Resista' elms will begin to replace these beautiful trees, which were once a common feature in the English landscape.
The new bypass passes along the boundaries of the Youngsbury Estate, which was designed by Capability Brown. Careful planning has meant that many veteran parkland trees, which would otherwise have been lost, have been retained.- 160,000 new trees and shrubs of thirty different species will be planted. In addition, 330,000 square metres of grass will be seeded. That's enough for fifty football pitches.
Many of the existing trees that will be felled will be kept in ecology areas to create habitats for a multitude of fauna and flora. A single mature oak tree supports at least four hundred different species.
Fifty bat boxes will be provided together with ledges for mammals to pass through all the culverts under the road, bird boxes, an otter holt and even a bat cave.
Bats are more closely related to humans than to mice. There are 16 species of bat in Britain and our commonest bat, the pipistrelle, is only 4cm long and weighs about 5 grams. That's less than a 2p coin! Bats are great for pest control - on a warm summer night a single pipistrelle may eat 3,000 mosquitoes.
Male great crested newts only have a crest in the spring and summer when it serves to attract females. Over the autumn and winter the crest is absorbed back into the newt's body. Newts may only spend a few months of the year in water, where they breed. The rest of the time is spent on dry land where they shelter underground, underneath rubble and woodpiles and even in cellars. They have been known to travel over 1km from their pond.- An otter has a very thick waterproof coat to keep out the water and stay warm in winter. The hairs are incredibly fine and there are up to 40,000 hairs in one square inch of otter fur.
