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Management Plan for Wyming Brook Nature Reserve DRAFT April 2019 Management Plan for Wyming Brook nature reserve DRAFT April 2019 – March 2027 Acknowledgements Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust would like to thank the many individuals who have contributed to the formulation of this management plan. Report by: Chris Doar and Rob Miller Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust 37 Stafford Road Sheffield, S2 2SF 0114 263 4335 www.wildsheffield.com 2 Table of Contents 1.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 5 1.1 Purposes and formulation of the plan ....................................................................................................... 5 1.2 Structure of the plan ..................................................................................................................................... 5 2.0 SITE DESCRIPTION ....................................................................................................... 7 2.1 General Information..................................................................................................................................... 7 Location and Extent .................................................................................................................................... 7 Landscape value and context ...................................................................................................................... 7 Site tenure and occupancy ........................................................................................................................... 7 Designations and Policy Context ............................................................................................................... 7 Public Rights of Way ................................................................................................................................... 9 Reserve Management ................................................................................................................................... 9 Health and Safety ......................................................................................................................................... 9 Adjacent land ownership ............................................................................................................................. 9 Site History and Past Management .......................................................................................................... 10 Services and Vehicular Access Points ..................................................................................................... 10 2.2 ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION .............................................................................................. 11 Topography ................................................................................................................................................. 11 Geology ........................................................................................................................................................ 11 Pedology ...................................................................................................................................................... 11 Climate ......................................................................................................................................................... 11 Hydrology .................................................................................................................................................... 11 2.3 BIODIVERSITY ........................................................................................................................................ 12 Notable Habitats and Species ................................................................................................................... 12 Habitats ........................................................................................................................................................ 13 Conifer plantation ...................................................................................................................................... 14 Mixed woodland ......................................................................................................................................... 14 Semi-natural deciduous woodland ........................................................................................................... 14 Heathland .................................................................................................................................................... 15 Species .......................................................................................................................................................... 15 Bryophytes and Lichens ............................................................................................................................ 15 Fungi ............................................................................................................................................................ 16 Invertebrates ............................................................................................................................................... 16 Fish 17 3 Reptiles and Amphibians .......................................................................................................................... 17 Birds ............................................................................................................................................................. 17 Mammals ..................................................................................................................................................... 20 2.4 INFRASTRUCTURE ................................................................................................................................ 21 Paths, Tracks and By-ways ........................................................................................................................ 21 Access Furniture ......................................................................................................................................... 21 Walls, Fences and Other Boundaries ...................................................................................................... 21 2.5 CULTURAL CONTEXT ......................................................................................................................... 23 Archaeological interest and existing features (Figure 9) ....................................................................... 23 Community .................................................................................................................................................. 24 Recreation .................................................................................................................................................... 24 Outdoor learning ........................................................................................................................................ 25 2.6 ECONOMICS AND MARKETING .................................................................................................... 26 Past funding ................................................................................................................................................ 26 Productive land-use .................................................................................................................................... 26 Current and future funding schemes, income and grants .................................................................... 26 Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust Membership Recruitment ................................................... 26 Printed materials ......................................................................................................................................... 27 Websites ....................................................................................................................................................... 27 3.0 Reserve Vision AND Features of Interest .................................................................. 28 3.1 Vision Statement ......................................................................................................................................... 28 3.2 Feature 1: Broadleaved Woodland .......................................................................................................... 29 3.3 Feature 2: Bird community. ....................................................................................................................... 36 3.4 Feature 3: Breeding population White Clawed Crayfish. ..................................................................... 42 3.5 Feature 4: Microchiropteran (bat) community. ..................................................................................... 43 3.6 Feature 5: Public access ............................................................................................................................ 46 4.0 WORK PROGRAMME .................................................................................................. 50 FIGURES APPENDIX I: Glossary of Acronyms and terms.................................................................. 54 APPENDIX II SUMMARY OF PROPOSED MONiTORING .................................................... 66 APPENDIX III: Operational Standards and Techniques ....................................................
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