Action Plan: Transport Corridors

Transport Corridors are linear strips of land adjacent to roads, railway lines, cycle ways and bridleways. Most transport corridors are areas of rough grassland or embankment, sometimes shrub and tree lined. These transport corridors provide valuable habitat for a variety of small mammals, birds, invertebrates and wild flowers, facilitating the dispersal of plants and animals throughout the county. Fragments of species-rich grassland can be found on roadside verges as they are still almost traditionally managed with a summer cut.

Transport Corridors form a large and extensive network across Northumberland with approximately 4,633 kilometres of roads, 208 kilometres of railway corridor and 381 kilometres of national cycle route. Many other cycle ways link into the national routes network and utilise old wagon ways, bridle ways and other link paths.