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Site
name: Manchester Road (north side) industrial
brownfield site no. 1 Zone:
Industrial Zone Land
owner: Corus Engineering Steels Date
of survey: 25-Feb-00 Current
management: Old willows pollarded - some formal
planting on site in past, but now
scrub. Proposed
management: Maintain pollarded willows; remove
rubbish and litter; possible biofuel
site. SK26509871 Date
of Visual Survey
- Aug 2004 Click
map to see details and location of
photographs 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 It
is difficult to see the extent of this site from
the road. This is due to the large shrubs and trees
which cover virtually all the ground (including
privet, hawthorn, ash, laurel, sycamore and
willow), and the steep drop down over the wall from
the pavement next to Manchester road. A small
stream runs through the site from the wall, down a
slope covered in scrub to a flat area. The site
appears neglected, as it is overgrown and contains
piles of dumped waste, including tree cuttings, an
old bed, tyres and a lot of litter. Safety The
site is enclosed by the high wall which screens off
the main road, but it has little surveillance and
the dense tree planting could feel threatening. The
proximity to the steelworks may also make the site
unappealing to use. Activities
that the site supports at
present The
site is currently unused apart from fly tipping.
Willows to the north edge of the site have been
pollarded. Activities
that could be supported in the
future Could
the site be taken over by the Victory Club and used
as an outdoor seating area, or children's play
area? 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
Evergreen (cherry, laurel and privet) * Fences Trees
Mixed Invasive
Species Scrub * Other
(Please state) Tall
Herbs * Pollarded
willows - old * 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
(small) * Litter
Bins Fly
Tipping * 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 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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