Site name: Stocksbridge Methodist Church open space	Zone: Inner Zone
Land owner: Methodist Church?	Date of survey: 25-Feb-00
Current management: Grass area roughly mown, otherwise very little.	Proposed management: Re-seed grass area with wildflower meadow seed mix. Develop butterfly garden in north corner?
	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 This triangular section of sloping land to the west side of the church is comprised of woodland, with a bramble and nettle ground layer. Japanese knotweed is also found here. A deeply rutted track passes along the southern boundary and a wooden gate provides access into the site at the top of this track. The woodland backs onto the steel works and Stocksbridge Railway line runs past the north edge of the site. Tree species include holly, sycamore, goat willow, and rowan. A driveway accessing Wesley Hall runs down the east side of the church building and an attractive herbaceous flower bed, with plants such as sedum, tree mallow, and geranium, is situated between this drive and the church. Safety The overgrown, impenetrable vegetation deters access into the site. It is partly overlooked by houses which provide some surveillance.
Activities that the site supports at present The site does not support any human activity, although it provides an undisturbed habitat for wildlife. Activities that could be supported in the future The vegetation could be cleared and an outdoor seating area could be provided for visitors to the church. The space is large enough to support church events, such as a fete or outdoor concert.	2.
	Ideas for change This site, which is adjacent to a public footpath, could be improved. Explore with the Methodist Church and the local community ways in which they might be supported to change this site for the better.

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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