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Re:High court victory for Stonehenge campaigners as tunnel i... by shatnersbassoon on Monday August 02, 2021 @04:34AM (#28034249)
The hedge would have to be absolutely massive to hide the henge when you are heading West. The way the road dips down before you get to it means that you would easily see it over any normal size hedge. Even if the it's a fleeting glimpse, it doesn't solve the problem as people will still rubber neck. If anything it will make it worse.

And seeing the controversy is due to the fact that it's the whole landscape that is historic, arguing that you should put a massive a-historic hedge straight across it undermines the main argument against the other proposals.

Do you really think that the planners haven't thought of a hedge and discarded the idea?

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Re:High court victory for Stonehenge campaigners as tunnel i... by DonHopkins on Monday August 02, 2021 @06:16AM (#28034849)
How about an absolutely massive hedge in the shape of Stonehenge, called Stonehedge, right next to the road, so everyone can see it easily?
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Re:High court victory for Stonehenge campaigners as tunnel i... by ourcat on Monday August 02, 2021 @12:09PM (#28038529)
There is a 'Woodhenge' nearby ;)
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Re:High court victory for Stonehenge campaigners as tunnel i... by dboreham on Monday August 02, 2021 @07:10AM (#28035163)
Classic.
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Re:High court victory for Stonehenge campaigners as tunnel i... by londons_explore on Monday August 02, 2021 @05:18AM (#28034521)
I wonder what would happen if you were to say walk along the roadside with a rucksack full of fast growing pine tree seeds which unfortunately had a small leak, letting all the pine seeds fall onto the verge?

10 years later, problem solved. And the tunnel is probably still being argued about in court.

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Re:High court victory for Stonehenge campaigners as tunnel i... by adrianN on Monday August 02, 2021 @06:18AM (#28034861)
If someone were to take trips with leaky rucksacks in that area, I would recommend loading up a variety of native tree species such as those species listed by the woodland trust.
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Re:High court victory for Stonehenge campaigners as tunnel i... by BoxOfRain on Monday August 02, 2021 @04:50AM (#28034348)
>Do you really think that the planners haven't thought of a hedge and discarded the idea?

I know this is a bit trite but it wouldn't surprise me given the UK government's record in this area, questionable transport policy is as British as complaining about the weather.

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Re:High court victory for Stonehenge campaigners as tunnel i... by throwaway0a5e on Monday August 02, 2021 @06:40AM (#28034977)
Split the difference, dig a trench/valley to put the highway in.

Bonus points for the noise reduction vs a hedge/fence.

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