Wildlife Kerb
Amphibians, such as Great Crested Newts, when finding a road, tend to naturally follow the line of the kerb, and when they reach a road gully grating, they normally fall through into the gully below, where they generally die of starvation.
As this development has a large population of Great Crested Newts the company spoke to their ecologist to see what could be done to reduce potential amphibian mortality.
The ecologist suggested using a wildlife kerb at each road gully. The wildlife kerb features a bypass recess in the front face of the kerb which the amphibians follow, enabling them to safely pass around the gully grating.
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