The Webb Estate and Upper Woodcote Village Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan-DRAFT - Silver Lane

Silver Lane

9.2.14 The following works are considered enhancements for Silver Lane:

• Implementation of new planting in line with the established Silver Lane planting scheme to maintain visual continuity and ecological integrity.
• Replacement of the dead hedge with live hedges, where appropriate, preferably privet. Alternatively, installation of low fences (1.1m) matching the original mesh and posts may be considered where suitable. Any new fencing should not extend beyond the established fence line.
• Enhancement of the silver birch plantation with an understorey of seasonal bulbs that bloom from early spring to early summer, including crocuses, daffodils, primroses, violets, fritillary, anemones, and tulips.
• Minimal use of hedging, introduced only where appropriate and where present, positioned well beyond the line of birch trees and bulb planting.
• Reinstatement of the missing granite curbs where missing.
• Protection of low timber gates as part of the rural character.