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Site
name: Royd Nursery and Infants/ St. John's (C of
E) Junior School playing fields Zone:
Outer Zone Land
owner: SCC Education Date
of survey: 9-March-00 Current
management: Amenity mown grass Proposed
management: Landscape improvements
(wildflower
meadows,
wildflower
bulb planting,
tree
& shrub
planting,
edible
plants,
herb
spirals,
lavender
hedges,
school
grounds
development,
butterfly
gardens,
community
orchards) 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 These
playing fields are bounded by a dry stone wall to
the east and a mixed hedgerow to the north and
south sides of the site. The Pen Nook open space
site sits on the south edge, surrounded by housing.
The rear gardens of houses on St Margaret Avenue
back onto the northern boundary. An unmown margin
surrounds the amenity grass, providing
opportunities for wildlife. There is a set of goal
posts on the lower half of the large playing fields
and a sharp change in level marks another flat area
for sports above this. St. Johns Junior School is
situated on the northwest corner of the site and
backed by a hard surfaced playground. The Infants
School is located to the west of this. Trees
surround the entire site, providing a sense of
enclosure and a pleasant setting. This
site is open and partly overlooked by housing, so
it feels fairly safe to enter. Activities
that the site supports at
present Apart
from school sports activities, the site is
occasionally used for community events, such as
galas and sports games. People walk through the
site to access the Pen Nook housing located above
and dog walkers also pass through it. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Activities
that could be supported in the
future A
school garden (fruit, vegetables and flowers) could
be created on site for educational purposes. A
communal seating and picnic area could also be
established. The mown areas around the periphery of
the site could be widened, providing a habitat for
wildlife. 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 People 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
(small) Litter
Bins Fly
Tipping 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 |
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