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Site
name: Little Don open space Zone:
Industrial Zone Land
owner: Corus engineering steels Date
of survey: 9-Mar-00 Current
management: Short grass areas may be due to
rabbit grazing in the past. Proposed
management: Wildflower meadow area
(L1);
control of coarse grasses and scrub/bramble
(CM6). SK28609815 Date
of Visual Survey
- Aug 2004 The
ideas and possibilities outlined below are designed to help
members of the local community as they think about what
could happen on this site. Nothing is fixed and alternative
solutions may well emerge over the coming decade - it is for
the local community to decide and enable it to
happen. 1. Visual
Attributes - update 2004 This
site is largely comprised of a very steep wooded
slope, which forms the north bank of the Little Don
River. The Stocksbridge (steel works) railway line
runs along the northern edge of the site, parallel
to a public footpath, part of the route of the
Little Don walk. A fenced off gas terminal is
centrally located, surrounded by low scrub, bracken
and coarse grass. The spread of this vegetation
should be restricted to encourage the growth of
more interesting plants and wildflowers that thrive
here, due to the site's location on acidic ash.
Safety This
area feels quite safe as the adjacent paths are
used regularly and the site, despite an industrial
feel, is a very tranquil and pleasant place to walk
through. Activities
that the site supports at
present The
paths are well used by bikers and walkers.
2. Activities
that could be supported in the
future More
wildflower planting could be established and an
area could be provided for walkers to sit or
picnic. ideas
for change Ecology
HABITAT
TYPES FOUND ON SITE found
2002 aim
by 2012 found
2002 aim
by 2012 Amenity
Grassland Mosses
and Bryophytes Amenity
Shrubs Heath
Land Amenity
Tree Planting Wetlands Amenity
Flower Beds Open
Water Amenity
Hedges Running
Water Rough
Grassland * Cultivated/Disturbed
Land * Acid
Grassland * Bare
Earth/Erosion * Marshy
Grassland Hedges Trees
Broadleaf * Walls Trees
Coniferous Fences * Trees
Mixed Invasive
Species Scrub Other
(Please state) Tall
Herbs * Low
Herbs and Shrubs (Native) * Amenity
Bulb Planting
CURRENT
USES found
2002 aim
by 2012 found
2002 aim
by 2012 FORMAL
PROVISION INFORMAL
USES Formal
Pitches Cycling Formal
Play Area Jogging Car
Park Walking Seating Shortcuts Picnic
Area Desire
Lines * Art
Work Motor
Cycling Dog
Walking Area Car
Driving Pavement Car
Parking Footpath
Network Damaged
Bollards/Fences Steps Vandalism Cycle
Paths Graffiti Trim
Track Litter Litter
Bins Fly
Tipping (small) Dog
Waste Bins Burnt
Out Cars Formal
Off-road Area Fires Bollards Hanging
Around Lighting Alcohol
Drinking Signs Drug
Taking Interpretive
Signs Dog
Mess Hard
Surfaces Quiet
Contemplation Other
(please state) Sun
Bathing Gas
installation for steel works' supply * Informal
Play (state) Other
Informal Uses (state) Stocksbridge SRB5 Greenspace Audit undertaken by Jim Flanagan for Sheffield Wildlife Trust - see their Community Action Handbook - full of good ideas for your local site |
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