Site name: St John the Evangelist Parish Church open space	Zone: Inner Zone
Land owner: Church of England diocese of Sheffield	Date of survey: 1-Mar-00
Current management: Amenity grass area mown, flowerbeds maintained. Hedgerows on east side trimmed. Some tree planting has taken place.	Proposed management: Open space at rear of church is now focus of either a small building development, or drainage or other utility works.
	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..

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3.	Visual Attributes - update 2004 This well-kept churchyard on Manchester Road has mown amenity grass areas surrounding a tarmac surface in front of the church entrance. Large shrubs grow to the east of the facade and include holly, elder, rhododendron and laurel. An area of unmown grass sits on a lower level between these shrubs and the main road to the north.  The site lies on a slope and a concrete path runs down its length from Carr Road along a narrow strip of mown grass bounded by a clipped hedge to one side and a stone wall to the other; then the path runs down the east edge of the site past a hummock of long grass with a mown edge and a fenced off area of neat mown grass. A narrow path leading from housing on St. John’s Road passes between these two areas of grass to meet the main path. This then rounds the corner of the church to the entrance driveway and car park where the slope steepens down to Manchester Road.  There are several flower beds on site, the largest of which is positioned against the east wall of the church and contains fuchsia, nasturtiums, sedum, roses and a gorse bush.
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6.	Safety The site feels safe as it is open with good sightlines through it and it is situated near a busy main road. Activities that the site supports at present The paths are used as through routes and the area of amenity grass behind the church is sometimes used by children playing ball games. The areas of unmown grass at the top of the site and by the road support wildlife.
Activities that could be supported in the future The areas of unmown grass could be supplemented with flowering meadow species (e.g. poppies, oxeye daisies) to increase their aesthetic appeal and make them look more intentional. The areas of amenity grass could be improved with more interesting planting and seating.	Ideas for change Some improvements have been made to this site recently: the Steel Valley Project was approached to remove some trees at the front (north side). There has also been some planting of gorse and broom along the developed area to the rear of the church, to secure the slope of the bank.

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

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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