https://somersetdaily.co.uk/tags/deterrents/Recent content in deterrents on Somerset DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usWed, 13 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000https://somersetdaily.co.uk/measures-to-protect-taunton-green-space-dismissed-just-before-traveller-encampment/Wed, 13 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000https://somersetdaily.co.uk/measures-to-protect-taunton-green-space-dismissed-just-before-traveller-encampment/Somerset Council recently declined further measures to prevent unauthorised traveller encampments on Stoney Furlong Field, a green space in Taunton, less than 24 hours before eight caravans moved onto the site. Located west of Nerrols Drive in the Priorswood area, near Nerrols Primary School, Stoney Furlong Field has seen repeated traveller incursions. After a summer 2025 encampment, the council installed bollards as a deterrent. However, at a recent executive committee meeting, Taunton North division member Tom Deakin requested additional protections such as stone boulders or earth mounds.