Green Way Signage Design Guide - Appendix B

Green Way Text Contents

What are Green Way Spaces about?

6.1 Green Way is designed to provide walking and recreational opportunities in close proximity to residents and visitors, especially dog walkers, to relieve the pressure on the sensitive areas across the  New Forest National Park and the coast. Further information can be found at www.newforest.gov.uk

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6.2 The following contents should be included in the Interpretation Board:

• Place name: xxxxxxxxxxx
• xxxxxxxxxxxxx is managed by xxxxxxxxxxxxx. Report an issue by calling xxxxxxxx, visiting www. xxxxxx, or by messaging us on Facebook (add Facebook logo). 
• Instructions and behaviour:
  • Help us keep xxxxxxxxx a lovely place to be...
  • Be considerate - This space is for everyone to enjoy.
  • Be responsible - Stay safe by using this space as it is intended. 
  • Dogs are welcome here under close control- Please keep your dog on a lead if you need to, and remember, not all children and adults like dogs.
  • Clear up after your dog - Please use the bins provided so we can keep the area safe and clean.
  • Do not drop litter - Litter is dangerous for humans and wildlife and looks unsightly.
  • No Cycling - This is not a cycle route.

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6.3 People old and new to Gang Warily often ask what the name means and why it was given such a bizarre and unusual name. This dates back to a historic confrontation between the English and Scottish in the battle of Bannockburn in 1314 where the fast thinking ingenuity of the Scottish troops covered the ground with four pointed spikes (caltrops), and crippled the advancing English cavalry consequently leading to a Scottish victory.

6.4 Many years later the Drummond Clan, who played a pivotal role in the battle, were commended and granted permission to use the caltrops symbol in their coat of arms and the Drummond Clan Motto became the Latin 'Gang Warily', translating literally as 'Go Carefully'.

6.5 It was not until 1772 when the Drummond Clan moved to Hampshire that they acquired large areas of land in Southampton. Part of this land was named 'Gang Warily' and when sold to Fawley Parish Council for a local sports and community centre it was rather fitting to keep the name.

6.6 (Wildlife)

6.7 This part of Gang Warily was used previously as a golf course, and since its closure, has been managed simply as a hay meadow. This has allowed the flora and fauna to develop to provide a rich and varied ecology, helped by keeping the old features of the golf course that provide a variety of habitats and micro climates that provide homes for our common species of insects, birds and small mammals.

6.8 You will see that parts of the site are fenced off to allow the wildlife to thrive, undisturbed by humans and dogs, and the whole site will be managed to encourage as much wildlife as possible.

6.9 Please respect the wildlife that lives here.