EAST WHITWELL OPEN SPACE (OZ/ES03) - Management Plan

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Aims and Objectives

 

Ecological

  • Maintenance of bilberry heath areas
  • Maintain and enhance wooded copse and area for bluebells and other ground flora
  • Maintain rough/acid grassland areas with a small area designated as meadow
  • Some control of scrub and bramble required
  • Possible pond construction (?)

Recreational

  • Enhance informal BMX track around site.

Community and educational

 

  • Involve young kids and parents in bmx track design
  • Community orchard and garden (with composting facilities) on northwest portion of site (adjacent to school ground)
  • Construction of benches for community garden

 

Management Prescription

 

AIM

CODE

METHOD

REASON

Scrub control

SC1

Cut back areas of advancing scrub

To ensure mosaic of habitat types across site

Bramble control

BC1

Cut back bramble from open grassland and heath areas and informal paths

To maintain and enhance biodiversity and visual amenity

Grassland management

GM1

Non-intervention in most areas with one area that could be reseeded as a wildflower meadow and mown

To maintain and enhance biodiversity and visual amenity

BMX track improvements

BMX1

Enhance existing informal track in eastern portion of site

To enhance recreation facilities for young people

Community garden construction

CG1

Formal paved area with beds composting bins and benches for local use/relaxation

To provide facilities for local people

Community orchard

CO1

Plant up fruit trees in northwest portion of site. Pruning required at intervals

For amenity and local food production

Pond construction

PC1

Possible location for small pond in eastern part of site

Enhance biodiversity and visual amenity

Bench construction

BEC1

Some benches for installation in community garden

Promote use of site/relaxation

Bench maintenance

BEC2

Replace any damage

To ensure continued use

Management Description

                                                                       

CODE

YEAR
SEASON

 
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

 

SC1
a

a

a

Winter

BC1
a

a

a

a

a

Winter

GM1
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a

Summer

BMX1
a

Any

CG1

a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a

Any

CO1

a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a

Winter

PC1

a

a

Winter

BEC1

a

Any

BEC2

a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a

Any

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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East Whitwell - open space

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