Site name: Station Road open space	Zone: Industrial Zone
Land owner: ?	Date of survey: 29-Feb-00
Current management: Amenity grass mown and verge trimmed.	Proposed management: Butterfly garden (L15); Community Orchard (L16); Community Garden (V7).
SK28979809	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. Email here to volunteer to help and to send your ideas, reactions, corrections to the SVP team.

1.	Visual Attributes - update 2004 This flat patch of open grass next to Station Road is opposite industrial works and bounded by a concrete wall to the east side, segregating the site from a lorry park. A parking bay and garages sit to the lower southwest side, behind which the Little Don River flows. A band of trees including sycamore, ash and willow is situated to the south, following the course of the river.
Safety The site feels safe as it has an open aspect and is situated near a busy main road (Wortley Road) and is passed frequently by local workers.    Activities that the site supports at present There is little evidence of use of this site except for some fly tipping beneath the trees.	Activities that could be supported in the future This area of unimproved grassland could be made into an outdoor lunch area for local workers and customers of the café on the opposite side of Station Road. The untended amenity grass could be replaced by shrubs or herbaceous plants to reduce maintenance and improve the appearance of the site.

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
			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

Manchester Road OS

Manchester Road brownfield 1

Manchester Road brownfield 2

Little Don allotments

Little Don OS

Station Road OS

More Hall Tip

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- latest update 16/06/08