EXCLUSIVE Locals' fury as land owners in Cotswolds beauty spot use wrecked old caravans instead of a fence to block perimeter of their site By Rob Jenkins Published: 07:21, 13 August 2024 | Updated: 07:21, 13 August 2024 e-mail View comments The new owners of a Cotswolds beauty spot have sparked disbelief after using wrecked old caravans to block off the perimeters of their site - after wire fences were cut into daily by vandals. Residents say the land, near Stonehouse in Gloucestershire, has been blighted by the bizarre move which saw its owners 'dump' broken caravans around the site. But the managers of Verney Fields say they have acted to try to stop further vandalism.
Verney Fields has become a bone of contention between the town and the site's new owners. People had previously walked freely across the area for many years but that ended when barbed wire fences were erected last year after the land changed ownership. One of the caravans left next to a fence at Verney Fields in the Cotswolds Another of the caravans tight up against a fence at the countryside site in Gloucestershire The field circled in red is where the caravans have been put in lieu of fixing broken fencing The issue has become a matter of huge public concern in the market town and Stonehouse Town Council has submitted an application for town and village green status for the site, which has three public rights of way across it.
Tree preservation orders for the site were granted by Stroud District Council la.