At this location there is a large area of open sandy heath, forming a
nature reserve:
https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=16/52.3716/-2.2816
In fact it is two nature reserves side by side with different names and
ownership. One is charity-owned and managed by the county Wildlife
Trust, the other is owned and managed by the local District Council.
On the ground the boundary between them is barely visible, just odd bits
of old fencing in places, and footpaths criss-cross between them. The
visitor material tends to combine them as a single nature reserve, and
that is how most folks think of them:
http://www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/reserves/the-devils-spittleful-rifle-range-and-blackstone-farm-fields
The council's web site refers to them linking "seamlessly":
https://www.wyreforestdc.gov.uk/things-to-see-do-and-visit/countryside-and-nature/nature-reserves/rifle-range-sssi.aspx
But on the OSM standard map, the common boundary is shown as a bold
green line, which bears no relation to anything on the ground and could
be misleading for visitors.
Here's a picture of the boundary, running approx from 8 o'clock to 2
o'clock:
http://85a.uk/rifle_range_boundary_960x448.jpg
Is there a better way to map this? If I combine them as a single nature
reserve, is there a way to name the two parts of it separately? Is there
a way to show the common boundary less prominently?
Thanks,
Martin.
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