{"id":1626,"date":"2014-10-05T10:39:37","date_gmt":"2014-10-05T10:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stourpaine.info\/matters\/?p=1626"},"modified":"2014-10-05T10:39:37","modified_gmt":"2014-10-05T10:39:37","slug":"pr-4016-dinahs-hollow-surveys-published","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stourpaine.info\/matters\/2014\/10\/05\/pr-4016-dinahs-hollow-surveys-published\/","title":{"rendered":"PR 4016 – Dinah\u2019s Hollow surveys published"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"DCC\"<\/a>\"C13\"<\/a>Ecological surveys of the slopes through Dinah\u2019s Hollow have been published.<\/p>\n

The C13, between Blandford and Shaftesbury was closed by Dorset County Council in April after discovering that the slopes beside the road were unstable. The surveys were carried out by the county council\u2019s natural environment team and are based on three site visits in May and July. The aim of the study was to identify protected species and assess any impact that any work may have on wildlife.<\/p>\n

A number of protected species have been identified on site including badgers, bats and a number of birds including song thrushes and woodpeckers.<\/p>\n

Several recommendations have been suggested to reduce the effects of any proposed work including carefully felling trees to prevent bats from being harmed and restricting tree and scrub clearance during nesting season.<\/p>\n

Cllr Peter Finney, county council Cabinet member for environment and economy, said:<\/p>\n

\u201cA number of engineering solutions to stabilise the slopes are currently being developed, but care will be taken to ensure wildlife is protected and the character of this historic holloway is retained.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Alongside the animals a number of notable plant species have also been found. These will be conserved where possible and enhanced by replanting of native species after the work is complete.<\/p>\n

Cllr Deborah Croney, the local member for Hambledon, said:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is important to find a solution that protects road users, allows the road to reopen and preserve the area\u2019s character.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For full details of the surveys and the closure visit www.dorsetforyou.com\/dinahs-hollow<\/a><\/p>\n

Issued By:
\nFiona King, Public Relations Officer
\nTel: 01305 224491
\nEmail: f.e.king@dorsetcc.gov.uk<\/p>\n

Communications Unit, County Hall, Dorchester DT1 1XJ. Tel 01305 224491
\nwww.dorsetforyou.com\/news<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ecological surveys of the slopes through Dinah\u2019s Hollow have been published. The C13, between Blandford and Shaftesbury was closed by Dorset County Council in April after discovering that the slopes beside the road were unstable. The surveys were carried out by the county council\u2019s natural environment team and are based on three site visits in… Continue reading PR 4016 – Dinah\u2019s Hollow surveys published<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1595,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[10,31],"tags":[90],"class_list":["post-1626","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-environment","category-repairs","tag-c13","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stourpaine.info\/matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/C13.png?fit=63%2C49&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2MmHE-qe","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-12 23:12:10","action":"Draft","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stourpaine.info\/matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1626","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stourpaine.info\/matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stourpaine.info\/matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stourpaine.info\/matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stourpaine.info\/matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1626"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stourpaine.info\/matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1626\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1627,"href":"https:\/\/stourpaine.info\/matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1626\/revisions\/1627"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stourpaine.info\/matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stourpaine.info\/matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1626"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stourpaine.info\/matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1626"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stourpaine.info\/matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}