RNR – Roadside Nature Reserves
- Grassland not any trees
- Everyone a CWS or SSSI
- Managed by Suffolk County Council contractors, various cuts usually September and Feb
- Relies on volunteers to rake the grass away
- Partnership with SBIS supported by County
- 121 in Suffolk (10 for fungi)
- 90 Parishes have RNR
- 65% have dedicated wardens to look after them
- Important for rarity of species – some only in suffolk or large number of species
Problem – some disconnected with East Suffolk Pardon the weeds. Now trying to join up
New Suffolk Verges Project – in addition to RNR
- to indentify other sites within SCC land to provide biodiversity
- improve broken corridors
- high value biodiversity habitat
- eg Bungay invertibrates area
- Pilot scheme near Eye along A140
Kaliwood 