Why do major motorway roadworks have black plastic fencing at top of verges?
It’s called reptile fencing and is placed before the roadworks start along the confines of the works area. Once it is in place the Environment Agency will be called in to investigate the area and move any species who may be harmed by the works to the other side of the fence. It sounds odd, but motorway embankments are a haven for wildlife. After all, it’s one of few areas of grass which, once the road is built, never see any human intervention at all. Grass cutting, for instance, rarely takes place there. It’s one of the many hurdles which add to the length and cost of roadworks since eco-hippies became involved. Like the fact that trees can only be cut at certain times of year due to bird nesting.
