Site name: Wilson Road open space	Zone: Inner Zone
Land owner: SCC Housing	Date of survey: 1-Mar-00
Current management: Amenity grass cut, flowerbeds maintained, paths kept clear.	Proposed management: Some fruit tree planting/herb garden, wall plants/climbers.
	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 is a residential site for the elderly, with 5 blocks of flats that step down the hillside, separated by wide sloping strips of mown amenity grass. Some raised flower beds have been created along the front of some of the flats and a few trees dot the site.  Railings run the length of the site next to the pavement on Wilson Road and down steps and a path (which cuts through an area of unkempt scrub) to meet Manchester Road. A row of garages are situated at the top of the hill facing down over the flats.  The views from the site across the valley to Wharncliffe Crags are outstanding.
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6.	Safety The site feels safe as it is a quiet area, open with good sightlines through it and is overlooked by the flats.   Activities that the site supports at present The areas of grass appear to be unused. A couple of benches on site enjoy the good view. One area next to the lowest flat contains washing lines.
Activities that could be supported in the future Some of the amenity grass could be supplemented with flowering meadow species (e.g. poppies, oxeye daisies), replaced with low maintenance plants and shrubs, or possibly communal vegetable plots. More seating could be provided and possibly a communal outdoor eating area.	Ideas for change It is suggested that there is potential for exploring with the residents (tenants and owners) how their own space in front of the gardens might be enhanced. The footpath has been upgraded to urban specifications.

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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