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Post by bulldog on May 19, 2019 12:28:24 GMT 1
Doesn't seem to have been mentioned yet, work has commenced in fencing in field 27 end of the runway. Nice new path provided for pedestrian access
One interesting fact is that from an eco point of view there is hardly any wildlife left on this field and no hares have been spotted on it for a considerable period of time. It is hoped that by keeping people off that wildlife will flourish. So airports are therefore good for the environment after all!!!
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2019 13:28:30 GMT 1
I rode past that on my bike the other day and there's a new road going in at the far end of the field, just before the houses. Not sure if this is going to happen but it looks like their going to widen the airport end of Bailies Lane to join up with it. If this is the case then traffic will still have access to the Oglet shore line but not the residential part of Bailies Lane, when Dungeon Lane closes.
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Post by Beemer on May 19, 2019 13:49:44 GMT 1
The new section of road is only a bridle path and I think that traffic will be using the full length of Baileys Lane when Dungeon lane closes .
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Post by andyh on May 19, 2019 13:49:53 GMT 1
I rode past that on my bike the other day and there's a new road going in at the far end of the field, just before the houses. Not sure if this is going to happen but it looks like their going to widen the airport end of Bailies Lane to join up with it. If this is the case then traffic will still have access to the Oglet shore line but not the residential part of Bailies Lane, when Dungeon Lane closes. No, the new ‘road’ is a bridle path and not for motorised vehicles. I guess at some point it would form the road shown in the master plan. Presumably Baileys Lane will reopen at the bottom end before Dungeon Lane gets closed off. |
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Post by Beemer on May 19, 2019 13:57:17 GMT 1
Bulldog said. " It is hoped that by keeping people off that wildlife will flourish. So airports are therefore good for the environment after all!!!" Tell that to all the wildlife that has just been destroyed including nesting birds were a tractor has cut back all the vegetation along the full length of Oglet Lane. Beemer.  Oglet by Beemer328i, on Flickr |
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Post by silvercity on May 19, 2019 14:37:42 GMT 1
Doesn't seem to have been mentioned yet, work has commenced in fencing in field 27 end of the runway. Nice new path provided for pedestrian access One interesting fact is that from an eco point of view there is hardly any wildlife left on this field and no hares have been spotted on it for a considerable period of time. It is hoped that by keeping people off that wildlife will flourish. So airports are therefore good for the environment after all!!! When the Keiv flights were going , I noticed Grey Partridge at the Hale end of the runway. These are rare farmland birds these days. |
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Post by Beemer on May 19, 2019 14:56:37 GMT 1
The field being fenced off is for a Solar Panel farm. Regarding the Partridges there were a brace of them running around yesterday where their habitat use to be before the tractor arrived.
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Post by andyh on May 19, 2019 15:16:59 GMT 1
The field being fenced off is for a Solar Panel farm. Regarding the Partridges there were a brace of them running around yesterday where their habitat use to be before the tractor arrived. The solar farm application still hasn’t been approved as far as I know. It sits within the wider RESA site which was always going to be cleared of trees and bushes and grass planted instead. There was also a load of Japanese Knot Weed along the Hale Road side which had to be treated and removed. And let’s not forget the land around airports is generally maintained so as to discourage wildlife (birds at any rate) as they don’t mix well with aircraft!) |
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2019 15:42:22 GMT 1
Thanks andyh and Beemer for the replies to my post. That bridal path will make a solid base for a step ladder. If so, you should get some fantastic landing shots from there.
With regard to the birds. I didn't think they would have been allowed to clear trees and bushes in the nesting season. Probably got permission to do it if they were causing a danger to aircraft
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Post by Beemer on May 19, 2019 16:07:23 GMT 1
Andyh while I agree you should discourage wild life so why do they allow the farmers to spread seeds on the fields next to the airport fence. It becomes a haven for gulls and the like. Beemer.
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Post by andyh on May 19, 2019 16:11:14 GMT 1
Andyh while I agree you should discourage wild life so why do they allow the farmers to spread seeds on the fields next to the airport fence. It becomes a haven for gulls and the like. Beemer. I guess they can’t control what farmers do on agricultural land? |
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Post by kuga59 on May 19, 2019 17:34:32 GMT 1
New regulations are coming in that will prevent farmers/land owners from shooting crows/pigeons etc. Farmers are not happy as birds destroy a good percentage of crops either before germination or prior to harvest.
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Post by bulldog on May 19, 2019 20:23:59 GMT 1
Solar farm may be getting re assessed due possible glare.
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Post by blueaircraft79 on Jul 1, 2019 18:25:22 GMT 1
Noted today on a short visit.There is now a notice stating that Dungeon lane from the GA entrance to Baileys lane will be closed as from the 15th July.
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Post by viscount on Jul 1, 2019 18:49:50 GMT 1
Must be some 6-8 years (or even more?) since this move was first mooted, it is certainly no shock to find we are now down to a fortnights warning. After the hedge demolition on Baileys Lane, will the formerly closed section of roadway be in a fit state to be used once again in time?
Clearly major changes to access around the 27 end are now imminent. We will just have to adapt and change our favourite viewing locations to match the new layout of fences, rights of way and ability to park safely out of harms way. The contractors erecting fencing and establishing the new right-of-way access between Hale Road and the Mersey Way LDP may well provide an inconvenience which we will have to use common sense to avoid until the work to establish the RESA zone is completed.
For those, like me, who are very familiar with the area, but not actually currently around to watch and witness the changes, I trust that those that are will provide a images of the changes as they occur on a single thread to record the changes as they develop.
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