Proposal by Rickmansworth Urban District Council to prevent car parking on Batchworth...

Proposal by Rickmansworth Urban District Council to prevent car parking on Batchworth Heath by digging ditches around perimeter and erecting posts at 4ft intervals: views of cars parked, rubbish and waterlogged areas.

32 Photographs of Heath showing use by members of the public and rubbish left.

1) Side view of Paragon mobile cafeteria with customers sitting outside.

2) Front view of Paragon mobile cafeteria with customers queuing outside.

3) View from top of house showing cars parked on heath .

4) View from garden showing cars parked on heath.

5) View across heath showing cars parked.

6) View alongside car park showing litter and people milling around cars.

7) Distant view of car park showing people queuing at ice cream van.

8) View from garden showing heavy concentration of cars parked on heath.

9) View across heath showing reeds, houses in distance.

10) Scrub alongside road, with limits area that can be used by visitors.

11) Car and caravan belonging to overnight visitors.

12) Close-up view of car, luggage on roof rack, driver sleeping, slumped against steering wheel, foot of passenger, lying in back seat, resting on drivers seat.

13) View of heath alongside road, showing surface water.

14) View of grassless area of heath, used for turning cars around, puddles in foreground.

15) View of notice to side of road, notice is no longer visible.

16) Rear view of signs by side of road, litter strewn around signs.

17) View of full litter bin.

18) View of same litter bin with litter scattered around its base.

19) More distant view of litter bin showing extent of litter scattered around its base.

20) View of bag with rubbish (remains of a picnic) left on heath.

21) Distant view of litter bin with rubbish strewn across heath.

22) Remains of ashes from fire used to cook food.

23) Close up view of litter bin with rubbish at its base.

24) View of track and path across heath showing puddles along track, houses in distance.

25) View of track leading to car park, puddles in foreground.

26) View of area around litter bin showing the eroding grass line.

27) View of heath used by cars, showing erosion of grass, roadside restaurant and cars in distance.

28) View of track leading to car park showing erosion of grassed area.

29) Side view of track showing erosion of grass and puddles.

30) View across track to crossroads, showing extent of grass erosion, signpost and houses in distance.

31) View of track showing grass and soil erosion, car to right of view parked on heath.

32) Distant view across track to crossroads, showing extent of grass erosion, signpost and houses in distance.

Photographs have been extracted from MAF 235/109

Topics

Road Transport

Food and drink