Site name: Open space at the rear of the Greenway	Zone: Inner Zone
Land owner: ?	Date of survey: 27-April-00
Current management: Mown amenity grass and linear shrubbery maintained on eastern side of open space.	Proposed management: Improve shrubbery by irregular borders and new planting. Some scrub clearance on south side where geological feature is located (regionally important - but prior consultation with geologist at Weston Park Museum essential).
	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. Use the email button at the bottom right to volunteer to help and also to send additional information and ideas for specific sites

1.	Visual Attributes - update 2004 This residential site consists of two large blocks of flats with a driveway, garages and car park to the west and a large, mundane expanse of amenity grass at the rear. The tarmac surface of the drive and car park is damaged, with unattractive spot repairs.  The site is enclosed by a steep bank at the back of the site (south side), which is densely planted with trees. Several tall conifers grow between the south side of the flats and the car park, and a number of colourful herbaceous borders are located around the flats.
Safety The site has a safe feel as it is overlooked by the flats and is fairly open.   Activities that the site supports at present The area of grass appears to be unused, although there are a few posts for clothes lines. Parking is the main use of the outdoor space.	2.
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5.	Activities that could be supported in the future Some of the amenity grass could be replaced with low maintenance plants and shrubs, or possibly a communal garden with seating or a vegetable plot. A stepped path could be established linking the site to the Webb Street brownfield site which is located above, providing pedestrian access to Carr Road.

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 (small)	*
Marshy Grassland			Hedges
Trees Broadleaf	*		Walls
Trees Coniferous	*		Fences	*
Trees Mixed			Invasive Species
Scrub	*		Other (Please state)
Tall Herbs	*		A low vertical rock outcrop of regional geological significance	*
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
Barbecue furniture & metal poles for clothes lines	*		Informal Play (state)
			Children playing on southern side in scrub & trees	*
			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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