https://somersetdaily.co.uk/tags/unauthorisedencampment/Recent content in unauthorisedencampment on Somerset DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usWed, 13 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000https://somersetdaily.co.uk/plans-to-enhance-security-at-taunton-green-space-dismissed-just-before-traveller-encampment/Wed, 13 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000https://somersetdaily.co.uk/plans-to-enhance-security-at-taunton-green-space-dismissed-just-before-traveller-encampment/Somerset Council decided against implementing additional deterrent measures to prevent travellers from camping on Stoney Furlong Field in Taunton, less than 24 hours before eight caravans arrived on the site. Located west of Nerrols Drive in the Priorswood area, near Nerrols Primary School, Stoney Furlong Field has been a repeated target for unauthorised encampments. Previously, bollards were installed following an unauthorised occupation in summer 2025 to restrict vehicle access. At a recent executive meeting, Taunton North division member Tom Deakin requested further actions such as stone boulders to enhance the site’s protection.