Stonehenge and its Environs 134
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Agree the inconsistency is unacceptable (although NB, damage IS done to the stones every solstice I understand - although I guess it would be less likely if there were only 700 an hour in there and it was daylight.

EH tend to cite grass erosion not vandalism. They have a strong point.

nigelswift wrote:
Agree the inconsistency is unacceptable (although NB, damage IS done to the stones every solstice I understand - although I guess it would be less likely if there were only 700 an hour in there and it was daylight.

EH tend to cite grass erosion not vandalism. They have a strong point.

Yes there is certain to be grass erosion that goes without saying but I would have thought that could have been overcome with some form of protective walkway. I've seen somewhere a sort of mesh that lays flat on the surface and over sensible humps and bumps that allows the grass to continue growing through it, just being kept down by walking over it.

nigelswift wrote:
Agree the inconsistency is unacceptable (although NB, damage IS done to the stones every solstice I understand - although I guess it would be less likely if there were only 700 an hour in there and it was daylight.

EH tend to cite grass erosion not vandalism. They have a strong point.

Here's the mesh...job done?
http://www.grass-reinforcement.com/