As a youngster, I remember walking the Ox-Drove every Sunday with my Father, and after recently taking my dog Scruffy there, I noticed how the new fencing seemed to be nearer the road than the old one, and when I saw the old milestone clearly embedded now into the farmer’s field like an enclave, I wondered how all this had happened.
Surely milestones have always been easily visible from the roads (See Chilmark’s milestone below), because, simply put, that was the idea of them in the first place.
Can farmers or land-owners gain acreage, just by ‘eating’ into roadsides or hedges, to increase their own wealth at the expense of our countryside? – Photos below also show the old hedge boundary with new saplings planted just inside the fencing, where I believe the previous fence was situated!
Can these landowners then remove hedgerows and tress if they feel like it? What will this do to our birds and other wildlife? What are the rules and regulations governing all this?
Is the newly planted hedgerow and fence along Cows Drive leading up to the Ox-Drove, in line with the original field boundary? Please kindly let me know your thoughts and feelings and if you know what they are, the rules and regulations surrounding the entire subject – email – ace@journalist.com
Who owns the land – The farmers in question or the Council on our behalf?
Does anybody know? Can somebody please update me? Click images to enlarge.
