ECL Civil Engineering

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Wildlife Kerb

Published 14 August 2025 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean
CategoriesIdentification of flora, fauna and natural resources Protect the local environment
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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...
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