WOOD ROYD (OZ/ES04) - Management Plan

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Aims and Objectives

 

Ecological

  • Thinning or coppicing of trees in woodland areas
  • Glade creation in the eastern portion of site
  • Bramble control to encourage ground flora such as bluebell
  • Japanese knotweed control along part of the stream (north of the footbridge)
  • Construct and place bird and bat boxes in woodland

Recreational

  • Maintenance of main footpath and footbridge across stream

Community and educational

  • Removal of rubbish along streams and in wooded slope on the western part of site.

 

Management Prescription

 

AIM

CODE

METHOD

REASON

Tree thinning

TT1

Removal of some ash and sycamore and glade creation in the eastern part of site. Monitor condition of a ring-barked ash by footpath.

Let in more light to floor and encourage development of ground flora.

Bracken and bramble control

BBC1

Cut back bracken and bramble in areas where it excludes most other plants.

Encourage spread of bluebell areas.

Japanese knotweed control

JKC1

Through non-chemical means by pulling stems from the base when stems mature during June/July, or cutting/mowing once every two weeks during growing season for up to 10 years.

For the control of invasive alien plant and to enhance native species.

Removal of rubbish from stream and western slopes of woodland

RR1

Hire of skip and wheel barrows, bin bags, gloves, litter pickers, rakes, etc.

Limit potential pollution from disintegrating plastics, etc.

To improve visual appearance of wood and stream.

Bird nest box construction

BNB1

Locally produced nest boxes.

Encourage more birds into wood.

Bird nest box maintenance

BNB2

Clean out once a year in winter.

Remove parasites and encourage continued use.

Bat box construction

BB1

Locally produced (involve schools/community groups).

Make wood attractive to bats.

Footpath maintenance

FP1

Ensure vegetation cut back from path and footbridge in usable and safe condition.

For access.


Management Description

                                                                       

CODE

YEAR
SEASON

 
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

 

TT1
a
a

a

a

Winter

BBC1
a
a
a

a

a

Winter

JKC1
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a

Summer

RR1
a
a

a

a

Winter

BNB1

a

Winter

BNB2

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

Winter

BB1

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

Inner Zone

Knoll Top

Outer Zone

Oxley Park

Bracken Moor - playing fields

East Whitwell - open space

Wood Royd

Countryside Zone

Ellen Cliff Wood

Townend Common

Industrial Zone

Dog Lichen Field

Hen Holmes Wood

Little Don - acid heath

Little Don - open space

Exchange Sidings

 

 

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