The wetland enclosures at Close-e-Volley and Ballavolley are part of the Ballaugh Curragh (Norse: Mirescog – Mire of the Turbary)[3] of 1,000 acres (405 ha) in area.

[4] The primary A3 road was part of "the long round," the former journey made by horse-drawn carriers from Castletown to Ramsey.

The wetlands area was purchased in 1963 by the Isle of Man Forestry, Lands and Mines Board and the Curraghs Wildlife Park of 211 Acres (85 ha) at Quarry Bends and was opened by the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man, Sir Ronald Garvey on 23 July 1965.

The railway line crossed a number of minor roads as it passed through the Curraghs wetlands at Ballacrye, Ballavolley and Cooilbane.

A small railway siding was built in 1882 to serve the Clarks stone quarry at Ballavolley, crossing the primary A3 road at Close-e-Volley.