Cheshunt Park 2020 CK191243 CONTENTS

BOROUGH OF BROXBOURNE MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE PLAN

Section 1: Introduction and vision 4

Section 2: The existing park and golf course 5 2.1 Brief history 6 2.2 Audit information 6 2.3 Operational overview 6 2.4 Planning context 7 2.5 Significance of the park 8

Section 3: Management and structure 8 3.1 Staffing levels 9 3.2 Staff roles/duties 9 3.3 Consultation between staff and stakeholders 9

Section 4: Maintenance regimes 10 4.1 Maintenance operations 11

Section 5: Vision and objectives 13 5.1 Welcoming place 14 5.2 Clean and well maintained 14 5.3 Conservation and heritage 14 5.4 Marketing 14 5.5 Healthy, safe and secure 14 5.6 Sustainability 15 5.7 Community involvement 15 5.8 Management 15

Section 6: Management action plans 2019 16 Cheshunt Park action plan year 4 map 17 6.1 Welcoming place 18 6.2 Clean and well maintained 18 6.3 Conservation and heritage 20 6.4 Marketing 20 6.5 Healthy, safe and secure 20 6.6 Sustainability 21 6.7 Community involvement 22 6.8 Management 22

Section 7: Reviewing the Management Plan 23

Section 8: Appendices 24 Broxbourne policy of peat usage 25 Pesticide usage 2018 - Cheshunt Park Golf Centre 27 Cheshunt Park Marketing Plan 2019 34 Friends Group meeting minutes 39 Action Plan 2019 41 Broxbourne Borough Council: The Control of Dogs 48 ParkHerts Management Plan 50

2 Borough of Broxbourne | Management and Maintenance Plan | Cheshunt Park | 2020 1:5,000 18hole golf course terms and conditions. ¯ Practice ground and driving range CheshuntPark Site Description Broadleaved woodland- Oak,Ash, Hornbeam and Grey Poplar plantation onsouthern edge.Dense scrub inplaces Tree nurseryTree Cheshunt Golf Club listedbuilding Groundsmaintenance depot WorldWar II pill box converetd to bat hibernaculum © Crown copyright and database rights 2015 OS EUL 100019606. areYou Use permitted of this todata use isthis subject data to solely to enable you to respond to, areYou or not interact permitted with, tothe copy, organisationsub-licence, distributethat provided or sell you any with of thethis data.data to third parties in any form. Cheshunt Park Centre WorldWar II tanktrap Willow avenue Main vehicularaccess Candlestick Lane,Lined on both sidesby dead and dyingelm succkers, restorativecoppice and re-plantregime in place Play equipment, Skatepark andMUGA Restored traditionalorchard with conservation grazing inplace Main carpark WorldWar II pill box converetd to bat hibernaculum Easyaccess trail with views south to CanaryWharf, replanted avenue Small pond withJapanese Knotweedinfestation County WildlifeSite, semi-improved neutral grassland- seePhase 1 survey Roundcroft Wood,remnant ancientsemi-natural woodland, oak/hornbeam coppice with standards, extensivesycamore encroachment Amenity grassland with ridge and furrow field pattern Siteof Debenham mansion "Brantyngeshay" Stone amphitheatre foruse as outdoor classroom green woodland long grass/scrub fairway semi rough rough tee practice ground bunker hedgerow pond ditch path club house hard surface formal bed tree nursery covered practice area amenity cut building conservation cut ditch elm coppice hard surface hedgerow marginal vegetation pond scrub woodland play area disabled bay replanted woodland Sycamore removedand restockedwith oak/hornbeam key Site Description

Borough of Broxbourne | Management and Maintenance Plan | Cheshunt Park | 2020 3 1 INTRODUCTION VISION This plan is a comprehensive account of all present and The Council’s vision for Cheshunt Park is to involve future management issues for the whole park. the local people in the continuing development of attractiveness, accessibility, appreciation and quality The Management Plan aims to ensure that the of Cheshunt Park; to remove cultural barriers to the improvements and sustainability of the park takes place enjoyment of the park and to act as a responsible and in a well organised and structured manner and that all effective steward for future generations. investment resources are managed in a way that achieves the vision of the park along with its associated benefits. The park welcomes all, encouraging active involvement in the widest diversity of activities.

1. Introduction and vision 2. The existing park and golf course 3. Management and structure 4. Maintenance regimes 5. Vision and objectives 6. Management Action Plan 7. Review

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THE EXISTING PARK AND GOLF COURSE

Borough of Broxbourne | Management and Maintenance Plan | Cheshunt Park | 2020 5 This section summarises audit information for the park to 2.3 Operational overview define the existing park structure. Security – The park is an open park and not subject to set opening/closing times. 2.1 Brief history Security issues have periodically been of some concern in The park originated in the late 17th century as the private the park in relation to vandalism and general anti-social estate of Richard Cromwell, Protector of the Commonwealth behaviour issues. This is being monitored through the following his father Oliver’s death in 1659. The site remained Council’s partnership meetings, local safety forums with the that of a country house and grounds throughout the 18th police, anti-social behaviour and nuisance monitors and other and 19th centuries. One of the ornamental lodges remains agencies. The Council, in partnership with Lee Valley Regional a Grade 2 Gold Star listed building. In 1968 the site was Park, has engaged a private security company (Parkguard) to bought by the then Cheshunt Urban District Council who patrol key sites, of which Cheshunt Park is one. opened the site to the public and invited Hawtry and Sons Reception and Ranger staff carry out patrols of both the Golf to design a parkland golf course. The course was opened Course and Country Park. There is CCTV operating in the car in September 1975 by the then Mayor and his team, who park and centre which helps prevent and deter theft and other played the first round. Since opening, the course has hosted security issues. a number of prestigious events including the first 2-day PRO AM in the South East. The course has also been the learning The additional presence of a tenant on-site above the Centre centre for many youngsters in the area who have gone on contributes to the monitoring and minimising of anti-social to become professionals. In 2001 the park was visited by behaviour. Channel Four’s Time Team programme, who featured the excavation of parts of Ermine Street, a Roman road which ran through the site on its journey from London to York. Public Space Protection Order Control of Dogs Between 2007 and 2009 various improvement works were In 2017 the Borough of Broxbourne adopted the Public Space carried out via Heritage Lottery funding, which included a new Protection Order for the Control of Dogs. This requires owners easy access trail, interpretation material, pond restoration, of dogs to clear any faeces up, and in specific locations creation of bat hibernacula, orchid and hedgerow restoration including fenced play areas, dogs are banned (see appendix and the introduction of grazing by natural cattle breeds. In on page 46). 2014, a significant upgrade to the golf practice facilities was Bagged dog waste can be disposed of in any litter or dog carried out by the construction of a floodlit driving range. waste bin in the Borough

2.2 Audit information Maintenance and management operations: Topography: Cheshunt Park is currently maintained by Gavin Jones Ltd. Cheshunt Park is approximately 232 acres in size. The park The Golf Course staff are employed by the Council’s in-house is bounded to the east by the New River and Brookfield leisure provider, Broxbourne Leisure Management Services Retail Park and to the south by St Paul’s Primary School. The Organisation (BLMSO) Rosedale estate is to the west and Cheshunt Park Farm to the • The majority of the park is managed along ‘strong’ north. conservation lines with large areas managed as ‘hay crop’ which is cut and collected annually or grazed Key buildings and structures: by rare breed cattle Listed buildings • In keeping with managing a golf course, some areas have to be intensely managed, however, significant areas of the The Lodge, Park Lane – 17th century timber frame thatched course are managed along similar conservation lines to cottage, converted in the early 19th century to picturesque the country park lodge in cottage orne style (private ownership). • In total, of the 94 hectares, approximately 40 per cent Cheshunt Park Golf Centre House – Early 17th century timber receive one or less cuts per annum framed double range with two gable ends. Cement rendered, old tile roof (private ownership). • Hedge cutting is predominately on a three-year rotation basis to encourage bird habitats for the area. Important buildings Contractors’ Barn – This period building is likely to date Public use of the Park: from early 19th century and although not listed still retains Cheshunt Park is open to the public 24 hours a day, seven significant character. days a week and is well used by the local residents, visitors Golf Centre – The centre was opened in September 1995 and and customers. provides toilets, changing areas, reception area and bar and The park is popular among all ages. Formal use includes the catering area. The facility adjoins a flat which constitutes an Golf Centre and teaching facilities. Informal activities include on-site security residence. casual football/basketball, walking, jogging, dog walking and

6 Borough of Broxbourne | Management and Maintenance Plan | Cheshunt Park | 2020 playing in the playground as well as other passive recreation follows (site reference numbers in brackets): (sunbathing, relaxing). The Golf Centre is a popular venue • Cheshunt Park Farm Meadow (80/005) not just for the golf and park users, but also for numerous functions including birthdays and weddings. • Cheshunt Park Grassland and Pond (80/070) • Cheshunt Park Fields (80/071) 2.4 Planning context • Cheshunt Lane Meadows (81/010) Cheshunt Park Part V of Policy NEB2: Wildlife Sites states: The Broxbourne Local Plan 2018 - 2033 contains a number V. Development on, or which negatively affects, a Local of policies relating to Cheshunt Park. These include Wildlife Site or Local Nature Reserve, as shown on the Policies Map, will not be permitted unless: Policy CH5: Cheshunt Park - Cheshunt Park will continue to be protected for leisure and compatible uses. (a) local development needs significantly outweigh the nature Any intensification of leisure activities within the Park will conservation value of the site; and be required to respect the parkland landscape and strike (b) the development provides appropriate avoidance or an appropriate balance between informal and formal mitigation, and as a last resort compensation measures to recreational use. offset any detriment to the nature conservation interest on the Policy CS2: Countryside Protection and Enhancement site. - Cheshunt Park, Cheshunt Common, Wormley Wood, Wormleybury Brook and the Turnford Brook will be protected and enhanced with a balanced approach to public access Areas of Archaeological Interest: and wildlife protection and enhancement. There are thirty four areas of archaeological interest across the Borough. These are locally designated areas which hold, or potentially may hold, evidence of past human Other Planning Policies and Designations activity worthy of expert investigation at some point. Heritage assets with archaeological interest are the primary source of evidence about the substance and evolution of places, and Metropolitan Green Belt (MGB): of the people and cultures that made them. Part of one of Cheshunt Park is covered by the Metropolitan Green Belt these areas with known Roman remains extends into the park. (MGB). The construction of new building within the Green Belt Policy HE1: General Strategy for the Historic Environment is generally considered to be inappropriate. Exceptions to this states that the Council will seek to ensure that development are set out in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). not only avoids harm, but also improves the setting of As per Policy GB1: Green Belt, the Council will consider Broxbourne’s historic environment, and better reveals the applications within the Green Belt in line with the provisions of significance of heritage assets. Proposals must have regard to the National Planning Policy Framework. the Broxbourne Historic Environment Strategy Supplementary Planning Document, once adopted. Policy HE2: Development affecting the Historic Environment states that proposals Open Space: affecting heritage assets or their settings should conserve or enhance the historic environment, and will be determined in Cheshunt Park is designated as a Borough Level Park in accordance with relevant national planning policy relating to Appendix A of the Broxbourne Local Plan 2018-2033. Policy the historic environment, along with other relevant policies in ORC2: Loss of Open Space, Leisure, Sport and Recreational the Plan. Facilities states that the park will be will be protected from development unless the following criteria are met: (a) an assessment has been undertaken, which clearly shows the open space, facility, buildings or land to be surplus to requirements; and 2.5 Significance of the Park (b) the development is for alternative sports and recreational provision, the needs for which clearly outweigh the loss; or Cheshunt Park is a community park and is used extensively by residents who do not have access to large private gardens. (c) the loss resulting from the proposed development would be Socially the park is a meeting place for all ages in an replaced by equivalent or better provision in terms of quantity environment which is aesthetically pleasing and removed from and quality in a suitable location. the increasing urban character of the surrounding area. Since 2011 the park has been delivering a Higher Level Wildlife Designations: Environmental Stewardship Scheme, primarily on grassland and hedgerow works. Local Wildlife Sites are identified by the Hertfordshire Local Wildlife Sites Partnership, coordinated by the Herts and In 2013, the Council’s largest skate park facility was Middlesex Wildlife Trust. Local Wildlife Sites (LWS) are completed, complementing other youth facilities on the site considered to be of significance for wildlife in at least a district including a floodlit multi-use games area. context. Cheshunt Park contains four Local Wildlife Sites as

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3 MANAGEMENT AND STRUCTURE

8 Borough of Broxbourne | Management and Maintenance Plan | Cheshunt Park | 2020 This section describes the manner in which the management 3.2 Staff roles/duties of the park is accomplished. Defined as follows: • The organisation of responsibility Main Grounds Maintenance duties: • The role and manner of consultation with stakeholders Gavin Jones, Grounds Maintenance Staff and between the various factions of the park Playground safety inspections: management (maintenance, events). Gavin Jones Grounds Maintenance staff. Borough of Broxbourne client officers 3.1 Staffing levels Community liaison: Golf Centre Manager, Green Spaces Manager, Parks The following staff are responsible for managing and Manager, and the Friends of Cheshunt Park. maintaining Cheshunt Park Events community involvement Golf Centre Manager, Green Spaces Manager, Events Co- ordinator, and the Friends of Cheshunt Park One Golf Centre Manager Educational programme One Team Leader No formal educational programme at present Four Operations Officers Tree inspections/tree works Arboricultural Officer, Fletchers Trees Ltd One Administration and Finance Officer Site security One Course Manager Ranger, Reception staff, Facilities Assistant, Parkguard One Deputy Manager One Assistant Greenkeeper 3.3 Consultation between staff and Two Greenkeepers stakeholders There is an active Friends of Cheshunt Park group that meets One Golf Professional with the Green Spaces section to oversee the implementation One Green Spaces Manager of the management plan. One Volunteer Co-ordinator On a day-to-day basis, the Friends of Cheshunt Park report any issues or problems with the staff on site.

Cheshunt Park Management Flow Diagram

BLMSO Environmental Services

Golf Course Manager Green Spaces Manager

Catering staff Reception staff Head Greenkeeper Park Manager Arboricultural Manager

Staff Volunteers

Friends of Cheshunt Wednesday Group Park

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4 MAINTENANCE REGIMES

10 Borough of Broxbourne | Management and Maintenance Plan | Cheshunt Park | 2020 This section of the plan is conjunction with the maps, provide an outline of the operations needed to maintain the various landscape types found in the park. All operations are carried out to the standard set out in the Grounds Maintenance Specification.

4.1 Maintenance operations

Current maintenance operations at Cheshunt Park are summarised as follows:

Golf greens Box mow, aeration, scarify, top dressing, irrigate, fertilise, pesticide application. Golf tees Box mow, aeration, scarify, top dressing, fertilise, pesticide application, irrigate, more tee markers. Golf fairways Grass cut, aerate, pesticide application. Semi rough/ Grass cut, pesticide application. rough Main areas Grass cut, hedge cutting, litter control, play area maintenance, shrub bed maintenance. Meadows Hay cut/collect, grazing litter control, cut grass paths hedge cutting.

Borough of Broxbourne | Management and Maintenance Plan | Cheshunt Park | 2020 13 The Cheshunt Park Management and Maintenance five-year 5.2.7. Cut and collect or graze all meadows marked as Plan seeks to set out a structured framework for the overall conservation grassland. Cut 50% of the six metre management of the park. buffer margins adjacent to hedgerows or ponds to an agreed plan. The following key points show how the vision relates to critical aspects of the park and its use. Each priority is started with a 5.2.8. Coppice the sections of the tree belt beside highlighted main aim, followed by objectives as to how this Candlestick Lane referring to the rotational coppicing should be achieved. plan. 5.1 Welcoming place 5.2.9. Woodland management in Roundcroft Wood – sycamore control. Cutting removing/burning and 5.2 Clean and well maintained stump treatment. 5.3 Conservation and heritage 5.4 Marketing 5.3 Conservation and heritage 5.5 Healthy, safe and secure Aim: To maintain the historic character of the landscape and 5.6 Sustainability buildings within contemporary uses and issues. 5.7 Community involvement Objectives: 5.8 Management 5.3.1. To exploit the parks full potential as a site of historic interest. 5.3.2. To maintain all historic features of hard and soft 5.1 Welcoming place landscape and buildings in accordance with historic Aim: To ensure the Park is a place for the community to meet, character and to monitor their condition. socialise, educate and value. 5.3.3. Monitor/survey flora/fauna on the site, including birds, Objectives: bats, Great Crested Newts and wild flowers. 5.1.1 To further develop facilities of the site including signage, bunkers and path network. 5.4 Marketing 5.1.2 Agree the management plan and consult with all Aim: To fully promote the service and events at Cheshunt Park parties. to users/non-users, using all forms of appropriate media. 5.1.3 Identify funding options for future improvements. Objectives: 5.1.4 To promote health benefits at the site. 5.4.1. To improve the quality of information and 5.1.5 Raise the profile of the site. interpretation. 5.4.2. To ensure the Council’s website and other social media is regularly updated. 5.2 Clean and well maintained 5.4.3. To provide a suitable number and range of activities of Aim: To improve the management and maintenance standards local importance and benefits to the local community. within the park. Objectives: 5.5 Healthy, safe and secure 5.2.1. To maintain park facilities to a high standard. Aim: To improve health and safety measures in the park to 5.2.2. To maintain park landscaping to a high standard, to ensure a safe and comforting experience for visitors and staff. include standard grass mowing to a maximum height Objectives: of 50mm; leaf collection; leaf blowing; maintain paths; collect litter and dog waste; install new bins. 5.5.1. To improve security of park for park users by ensuring Friends, Parks Manager and Park Guard carry out 5.2.3. To maintain play area equipment and carry out regular patrols at vulnerable times. necessary repairs. 5.5.2. To improve essential facilities and availability of 5.2.4. To maintain the Golf Course grass regimes to ensure emergency equipment: that the course is fair, enjoyable and attracts repeat usage. Where possible and appropriate extend 5.5.3. To ensure park facilities and features are safe: inspect conservation approach. play features, buildings, trees; pest control, record damage; record repair, check electrics. 5.2.5. Create grass margins between all amenity grassland and semi natural features such as boundary hedges 5.5.4. To ensure that all risk assessments are current and kept and ponds. Mow grass pathways 2m wide. up to date. 5.2.6. Identify areas of non-native invasive species such 5.5.5. To have procedures in place to deal with vandalism as as Japanese Knotweed/Giant Hogweed and begin promptly as possible. Carry out repairs and to remove eradication programme. graffiti as soon as possible.

14 Borough of Broxbourne | Management and Maintenance Plan | Cheshunt Park | 2020 5.6 Sustainability Aim: To reduce the Park’s carbon footprint, improve its biodiversity and wastage of natural resources. Objectives: 5.6.1. To create and conserve wildlife habitats; tree works; weed and maintain young trees. 5.6.2. To improve resource management of the park- Volunteers to carry out suitable tasks within the Park. 5.6.3. To ensure new planting on the site is regularly ‘topped up’ with mulch to reduce weed growth and aid establishment. 5.6.4. To minimise pesticide usage. 5.6.5. To ensure all organic material is re-used as compost, feed/bedding or mulch. 5.6.6. To ensure that vehicles are fuel efficient and maintained to a high standard. 5.6.7. Noise generated by vehicles and machinery should be kept to a minimum. 5.6.8. Where appropriate leave standing deadwood and logs to provide wood piles. 5.6.9. Minimise mains water usage by maximising usage of the bore hole supply.

5.7 Community involvement Aims: To fully involve and utilise local community and other users to gain support for the management plan. Objectives: 5.7.1 To have regular meetings with the Friends of Cheshunt Park and assist and facilitate their development. 5.7.2 To involve users and local community in taking action to address crime issues to comply with Crime Prevention and Community safety Strategies. 5.7.3 To identify events/activities to engage with local schools/young people and the community. 5.7.4 Maximise opportunities for volunteer activities in the park.

5.8. Management Aim: To improve the management of Cheshunt Park. Objectives: 5.8.1 To seek the highest standards of management, regularly review and update the Management Plan. 5.8.2 To monitor and manage service delivery by preferred service providers and deal effectively with any issues. 5.8.3 To ensure high levels of communications between management and users: park manager to meet with ‘Friends Group’ and formal notes of meetings to be posted on website; 5.8.4 To explore opportunities for obtaining external funding to assist in the establishment and development of the park.

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MANAGEMENT ACTION PLANS 2020

16 Borough of Broxbourne | Management and Maintenance Plan | Cheshunt Park | 2020 1:5,000 Year 4 Year ¯ terms and conditions. Action Plan CheshuntPark nearestclub house in firstphase. Ensure workstake account of the potentialpresence of Great Establish restorationprogramme for all other ponds, say 2 ayear, contractor/group.Include pond Crested Newtsand their habitat. including removal of allfish by suitably experienced/licenced and whenit moves forward Consider potentialaccess Brookfielddevelopment as requirements from proposed © Crown copyright and database rights 2015 OS EUL 100019606. areYou Use permitted of this todata use isthis subject data to solely to enable you to respond to, areYou or not interact permitted with, tothe copy, organisationsub-licence, distributethat provided or sell you any with of thethis data.data to third parties in any form. Annual Management Golf Course Top up sand Top Verti-draining of fairways 3 year rotational cut and lift of long grass/scrub areas Controlpernicious weeds Winter tee preparation Phased refurbishmentof bunkers Monitorcrassula in ponds Complete plantingof avenue nde pendent play areainspection trees16 green woodland grass/scrublong fairway semi rough rough tee practice ground bunker hedgerow pond ditch path houseclub surface hard bedformal nurserytree covered practicearea amenity cut building conservationcut ditch elm coppice surface hard hedgerow vegetationmarginal pond scrub woodland area play disabledbay replantedwoodland Annual Management Park Annual grazing Cut & lift ungrazed conservation grassland Maintain woodland trail Aftercare of planted trees and restored hedges Manage hedges on3 year rotation in line with HLSguidelines Manage bramble and blackthorn by regular cutting programme Controlpernicious weeds Clean interpretation panels Annual i Mow pathsincluding track by RoundcroftWood Regular play area inspection key

Borough of Broxbourne | Management and Maintenance Plan | Cheshunt Park | 2020 17 Progress to date Ensure opening hours are displayed, not just for golf course, but park users to use facilities. Continue volunteer walks programme, park play areas and general use of site and volunteer opportunities. has regular Fitness Regiment programmes. Consult key parties including GJ, GCM Consult key parties including GJ, using website and posters. and FoG Ongoing improvement programme of golf course and country park. Comments Existing revenue budget Funding bid with Funding HLF for greater interpretation Existing revenue budget Capital Programme 2020/21 Environmental Stewardship scheme (ESS) Resource GCM GSM GSM GSM VC GSM Responsibility AYR All year round (AYR) Winter Winter 2020 Spring 2020 Winter Winter 2020 Timescale Raise the profile of site; ensure opening Raise hours clearly displayed. To promote health benefits at the site. To Identify funding options for future improvements. Agree the management plan and consult with all parties. To further develop facilities of the site To including signage, practice facilities, path network. Action 5.1.5 5.1.4 5.1.3 5.1.2 6.1 Welcoming place 6.1 Welcoming Vision and objectives 5.1.1 ACTION PLAN 2020 ACTION Group; GJ - Gavin Jones; MO Marketing Officer - Friends Coordinator; GCM - Golf Course Manager; FoG Key: GSM - Green Spaces Manager; VC Volunteer

18 Borough of Broxbourne | Management and Maintenance Plan | Cheshunt Park | 2020 Progress to date Volunteers continue scrub management; Volunteers yearly work by Fletchers clearing sycamores from area. Continue programme of coppice work along Candlestick Lane. Ensure all hay/grazing areas are cut/ collected or grazed. Monitor location for Japanese Knotweed/Giant Hogweed infestation and apply herbicide. Monitor standards. Monitor standards. Monitor standards as well periodic routine inspections. Monitor standards. Monitor standards. Comments Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Resource Volunteers Fletchers GSM GJ Fletchers Volunteers GSM GJ GSM GJ GSM GJ GSM GJ GCM GSM GJ GSM GJ GSM GJ Responsibility Winter Winter 2020 Winter Winter 2020 Summer/ Autumn 2020 Spring/ Summer 2020 AYR AYR AYR AYR AYR Timescale Woodland management in Roundcroft Wood Wood management in Roundcroft Woodland – sycamore control. Cutting removing and stump treatment. Coppice the sections of tree belt beside referring to the rotational Candlestick Lane coppicing plan and look to extend rest of park. Cut and collect or graze all meadows marked as conservation grassland. Cut 50% of the buffer margins adjacent to hedgerows or ponds to an agreed plan. Identify areas of non-native invasive species such as Japanese Knotweed/Giant Hogweed/ Sycamore and continue eradication programme. Create grass margins between all amenity grassland and semi natural features such as boundary hedges and ponds. Mow grass pathways 2m wide. To maintain the Golf Course grass regimes to To enjoyable and ensure that the course is fair, attracts repeat usage. Where possible and appropriate extend conservation approach. To maintain play area equipment and carry To out necessary repairs. To maintain park landscaping to a high To standard, to include standard grass mowing a maximum height of 50mm; maintain paths; clean out compost area/depot; collect litter and dog waste. To maintain park facilities to a high standard. maintain park facilities to a high standard. To Action 5.2.9 5.2.8 5.2.7 5.2.6 5.2.5 5.2.4 5.2.3 5.2.2 6.2 Cleaned and well maintained Vision and objectives 5.2.1

Borough of Broxbourne | Management and Maintenance Plan | Cheshunt Park | 2020 19 Progress to date Progress to date Progress to date Monitoring taking place by FoG; Monitoring taking place by FoG; working to management plan and ESS to improve semi-natural grassland. Current event programme on website. Areas inspected on regular basis and monitoring sheets produced. Ongoing maintenance of buildings/landscape. Information of course and park on website. Ensure all fire hydrants are in place and regularly checked. Panels in place and leaflet available on Panels site and web. current leaflets, etc. Review patrols taking place. Parkguard Regular numbers widely circulated. Comments Comments Comments Existing revenue budget/ SS Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Resource Resource Resource

GSM FoG GSM MO GCM GCM GSM GJ GSM GSM MO GCM GSM GSM GCM MO FoG Parkguard GCM Responsibility Responsibility Responsibility AYR AYR AYR AYR AYR AYR AYR AYR AYR Timescale Timescale Timescale Monitor/survey flora/fauna on the site, including birds, bats, great crested newts and wild flowers. provide a suitable number and range of To activities of local importance and benefits to the local community. ensure park facilities and features are safe: To inspect play features, buildings, trees, pest check control, record damage; repair, electrics. To maintain all historic features of hard and To soft landscape and buildings in accordance with historic character and to monitor their condition. ensure the Council’s website is regularly To updated. improve essential facilities and availability To of emergency equipment. To promote the park’s full potential as a site To of historic interest. improve the quality of information and To interpretation. improve security for park users by ensuring To carry Manager and Parkguard Parks Friends, out regular patrols at vulnerable times. Action Action Action 5.3.3 5.4.3 5.5.3 5.3.2 5.4.2 5.5.2 6.3 Conservation and Heritage Vision and objectives 5.3.1 6.4 Marketing Vision and objectives 5.4.1 Safe and Secure 6.5 Healthy, Vision and objectives 5.5.1

20 Borough of Broxbourne | Management and Maintenance Plan | Cheshunt Park | 2020 Progress to date Progress to date Log piles used wherever possible. Log GJ generally uses only modern equipment under 3 years old. GJ monitors usage/ efficiency of equipment. Generally only use new equipment under 3 years old. Compost facilities on site. Majority of site is hay cut; majority of grass clippings collected are spread on site near to location i.e. greens/tees. Pesticide usage is monitored and kept Pesticide to a minimum. Main usage is on golf course. Ensure newly planted areas are topped up with mulch. Ensure quick response to any offensive vandalism/graffiti. Identify tasks/ projects for FoG/Volunteer particularly linked to ESS project. activity, Ensure risk assessments are complete and up to date. Ensure areas are managed to guidelines of Management Plan. Comments Comments Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Resource Resource

GSM GJ Fletchers FoG Volunteers GJ GJ GJ GJ FG Volunteers GJ GCM GSM GJ Volunteers GSM FoG Volunteers GCM GSM GJ Volunteers GSM GJ FoG Responsibility Responsibility Summer 2020 AYR AYR AYR AYR AYR AYR AYR AYR AYR AYR Timescale Timescale Maximise use of bore hole. Where appropriate leave standing deadwood and logs to provide wood piles. Noise generated by vehicles and machinery should be kept to a minimum. To ensure that vehicles are fuel efficient and To maintained to a high standard. To ensure all organic material is re-used as To compost, feed/bedding or mulch. To minimise pesticide usage. To To ensure new planting on the site is regularly To with mulch to reduce weed growth ‘topped up’ and aid establishment. To have procedures in place to deal with To vandalism as promptly possible. Carry out repairs and to remove offensive graffiti as soon as possible. improve resource management of the park- To to carry out suitable tasks within Volunteers park. To ensure that all risk assessments are current To and kept up to date. create and conserve wildlife habitats; tree To works; weed and maintain young trees. Action Action 5.6.9 5.6.8 5.6.7 5.6.6 5.6.5 5.6.4 5.6.3 5.5.5 5.6.2 Vision and objectives 5.5.4 6.6 Sustainabilty Vision and objectives 5.6.1

Borough of Broxbourne | Management and Maintenance Plan | Cheshunt Park | 2020 21 Progress to date Progress to date Bid for external funding to HLF scheduled with focus on roman era. winter, Look to maximise volunteer activity, to maximise volunteer activity, Look particularly to ESS. coordinator Volunteer Annual meeting. meets regularly with FoG. Ensure suitable contact details for emergency services and maintenance issues are well publicised. CPO non-emergency number. 0845 3300 222 Parkguard 07974 696931 monitoring of performance; Regular regular meetings to resolve any issues. Service area to be market tested over the summer. Regular meeting to take place during Regular October. Management plan is a working document. Current year plan is displayed on site. Comments Comments Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Resource Resource

GSM GSM FoG Volunteers GSM GSM FoG Community GSM GCM GSM VC FoG GSM Responsibility Responsibility AYR AYR AYR AYR AYR AYR Autumn 2020 Winter 2020 Timescale Timescale To explore opportunities for obtaining external To funding to assist in the establishment and development of the park. Maximise opportunities for volunteer activity in the park . To identify events/activities to engage To with local schools/young people and the community. ensure high levels of communications To between management and users: volunteer Group and coordinator to meet with Friends formal notes of meetings to be posted on website. To involve users and local community in To taking action to address crime issues comply with crime prevention and community safety strategies. monitor and manage service delivery by To preferred contractors and deal effectively with any issues. To have annual meetings with the Friends of have annual meetings with the Friends To to assist and facilitate their Cheshunt Park development. seek the highest standards of management, To regularly review and update the management plan. Action Action 5.8.4 5.7.4 5.7.3 5.8.3 5.7.2 5.8.2 6.7 Community involvement Vision and objectives 5.7.1 6.8 Management Vision and objectives 5.8.1

22 Borough of Broxbourne | Management and Maintenance Plan | Cheshunt Park | 2020 Barclays Bank and other volunteers planting Barclay Jubilee Walk.

7 REVIEWING THE MANAGEMENT PLAN

Although the Plan can be continually reviewed, it is probably more valid to allow some time for the management to achieve its goals, some of which will take a few years to accomplish in full. However, there may be changes in demands for some of the facilities within the Park, changes in resources available, in management structures and in the operations and nature of the organisations using or influencing the management of the Park which necessitate a change in certain aspects of the plan. As in the production of this plan, the review will be based on good, current baseline information, objective analysis of that information, and on consultation with a wide cross section of the people working in and using the park.

Borough of Broxbourne | Management and Maintenance Plan | Cheshunt Park | 2020 23 8 APPENDICES

24 Borough of Broxbourne | Management and Maintenance Plan | Cheshunt Park | 2020 Broxbourne policy of peat usage Government target The current DEFRA target is to phase out the use of peat Purpose by 2020, particularly by domestic customers who use To formulise and approve the current practice of minimising approximately 70 per cent of the peat produced. the use of peat.

Next steps Background The Council has already taken steps to reduce its peat usage Lowland peat bogs are one of our most important habitats, by not using it as a soil improver or mulch. Further reductions maintaining many rare and unusual plants and animal have been made by using peat-free bedding plant stock, as species. Nearly all UK lowland bogs have been destroyed or well as peat-reduced compost for nursery stock. damaged and less than six per cent of natural bogs remain. This approach should continue until suppliers are able to Peat builds up naturally in a living bog. Plants living on the offer peat-free compost for nursery stock to an acceptable surface do not rot when they die because the ground is standard. waterlogged. They form peat. Bogs carry on growing for When this is actioned, the Council will be totally peat-free. thousands of years and are home to rare insects and birds. To extract peat, the bog is drained and stripped of vegetation. The records of our history, of past climates, animals, plants Broxbourne policy on pesticide and our ancestors are destroyed. Most peat mined in Britain comes from nationally important bogs (Sites of Special Purpose Scientific Interest - SSSIs). To approve the current practice of pesticide usage.

Peat usage Background In the industry, peat is used in three main ways; as a soil Pesticides have been developed primarily for their ability to improver, mulch or growing media. act on living tissue. Through sophisticated development they Soil improvers – Peat traditionally has been added to the soil are able to target their effects on a limited range of plants to improve its texture and structure. and animals. Increasing concern about the hazards that pesticides present to humans and the environment has led to Alternatives available are garden compost, leaf mould and the introduction of legislation designed to control the type of other organic waste, which are cheaper and more effective. chemical available, the sale and supply, storage, application The Council has not used peat as a soil improver for several methods, and disposal of pesticides. This is controlled years. primarily under The Food and Environmental Protection Act Mulch – is a layer of material placed on top of the soil to 1985 (FEPA), Control of Pesticides Regulations 1986 (COPR) suppress weeds, conserve moisture and act as an insulator. and the Health & Safety at Work Act. Peat is a poor mulch, tending to dry out and blow away. For more than 20 years, the Council has been using bark mulch/ chip on its beds/borders. Definition of pesticides Growing media – Peat is still used to propagate plants, Under The Food and Environmental Protection Act 1985 particularly container grown stock i.e. bedding plants, shrubs, (FEPA), a pesticide is any substance, preparation or organism etc. The number of peat-free/peat-reduced suppliers is prepared or used, among other uses, to: protect plants increasing. or wood or other plant products from harmful organisms: regulate the growth of plants; give protection against At the present time, all the Council’s seasonal bedding plants harmful creatures; or render such creatures harmless. The (approx. 18,000) are grown in peat-free compost. term ‘pesticides’ therefore has a very broad definition that The majority of nursery stock suppliers (shrubs, roses, trees) embraces herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, rodenticides, still tend to use peat in the compost; however the quantity soil-sterilants, wood preservatives and surface biocides among used in the mix has been reduced by 20 to 40 per cent others. depending on the plant species grown as there are still quality A pest is defined as any organism harmful to plants, wood or thresholds that totally peat-free stock have generally failed to plant products, any undesired plant or harmful creature. match.

Borough of Broxbourne | Management and Maintenance Plan | Cheshunt Park | 2020 25 Legistation • Personal protective equipment is tested, maintained and replaced as required, on a regular basis In Great Britain the storage, supply, advertisement, sale and use of pesticides is regulated by: • All chemicals are applied in accordance to the label requirements • The Control of Pesticides Regulations 1986 (as amended) (COPR) • All staff involved in chemical application are trained to the required certification i.e. NPTC PA-1, PA-6A, PA – 2 • The Pesticides (Maximum Levels in Crops, Food and and PA – 6AW Feeding Stuffs) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999 (as amended) • Areas to be treated are secured from public access, or information notices are posted during application • In Scotland by The Pesticides (Maximum Levels in Crops, periods, or active ingredients are such that no precautions Food and Feeding Stuffs) (Scotland) Regulations 2000, are necessary and commonly referred to as the MRL Regulations • Staff undergo regular refresher courses as required • Similar legislation exists in Northern Ireland. This legislation implements Part III of The Food and • COSHH assessments are undertaken for all chemicals, Environment Protection Act 1985 (FEPA). with only those proving to cause the least hazard to the user and environment being used. Regular reviews of In addition, further regulations: COSHH assessments are carried out and stock changed • The Plant Protection Products Regulations 1995 (as as required amended) • All chemicals are stored in bunded structures that are • The Plant Protection Products (Basic Conditions) secure, fire resistant and designed to stop chemical Regulations 1997 (PPPR). leakage The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Act 2002 • Stock records are kept on site with these stores (COSHH) requires that exposure to substances hazardous • Chemical containers are disposed of through an to health is either prevented or, where this is not reasonably approved contractor or as designated by legislation practical, adequately controlled. • Pesticide applications are recorded and kept at the New River Trading Estate/Cheshunt Park for reference and public information. Legal implications • It is illegal to use a pesticide unless ministerial consent has Ground maintenance operations pesticide usage been given for the intended activity, and that the relevant policy conditions of consent are complied with. Consent is only Whenever practical the use of pesticides will be minimised given: and alternative solutions sought. Within parks, gardens and • If all reasonable precautions are taken to protect open spaces there is a continual reduction in the use of human health, creatures, plants, the environment and pesticides. This has been achieved by: pollution • Using the principles of Integrated Pest Management. • That no unapproved mixtures or adjuvant are used Prevention > Cultural > Bio-Control > Chemical Control • That formal training of users is required. • Carrying out environmental risk assessments to determine • Pesticides can only be purchased through approved and the best method of pest control, only using chemical certificated suppliers applications as a last resort • Pesticides must be stored in a structure designed for that • Using site generated and/or locally chipped compostable purpose, and controlled by a certificated store person material as shrub border mulch • Pesticides for Agricultural and Amenity Horticulture • By not using residual herbicides can only be applied by a person with a certificate of • Challenging traditional working practices and introducing competence (NPTC) new practices that minimise the need to apply pesticides • Pesticides must be disposed of in a manner that will not or herbicides damage human health or the environment. • Replacing plants, shrubs and grass mixes with cultivars that are less susceptible to pests and diseases How ground manintenance operations implement • Improved staff training in order to inform and prevent this into working practice poor practice • Only Ministerial - approved chemicals are used • Linking chemical control to council plans and strategies. • All application equipment is tested, maintained and replaced as required, on a regular basis

26 Borough of Broxbourne | Management and Maintenance Plan | Cheshunt Park | 2020 Spot apply 6x apps (150ml – 8 Litres water) Spot Apply 2 x apps (x 20 litres per ha.) 2 x apps (x 25kg per ha.) 2x apps (12.5kg/ha) 1.5 x apps at 5 litres per ha. Once - Depitox 2 litres & 1 litre per ha. (13 ha.) Prompt 6 x apps (x 15ml per 8 litres) Spot apply 2 x apps Spot treat 6 x apps - various Once Spot treat Spot treat Spot treat Frequency of application 750ml 900ml 138.15 litres 750ml 40 litres 50 litres 25 kg 7.5 litres 26 litres and 13 litres 900ml 100.425 litres 750ml 10 litres 675 ml 89 kg 110.875 litres 1.8kg 150 ml 1.925 litres 107 kg Total amount Total applied p.a. Selective weed killer Total weed killer Total Selective weed killer Selective weed killer Total weed killer Total Selective weed killer Selective weed killer Total weed killer Total Turf Hardener Turf Selective weed killer Selective weed killer Total weed killer Total Turf hardener Turf Purpose Greens Greens Greens Greens/Tees Hard Areas Fairways Greens Tees and some green Tees banks Hard areas Greens Tees and tee banks, green Tees shoulders Hard areas, flower beds Greens Greens Hard areas, flower beds Hard areas, flower beds Greens, bunker banks Target area Target Clopyralid, 2 4-DMCPA 19% Ferrous Sulphate – solid structure 19% Ferrous Glyphosate Clopyralid, 2,4-D, MCPA Clopyralid, 2,4-D, MCPA, Mecoprop, Dicamba MCPA, Glyphosate Clopyralid, 2,4-D, MCPA Clopyralid, 2,4-D, MCPA, Mecoprop, Dicamba MCPA, Glyphosate 19% Ferrous Sulphate 19% Ferrous 1.5% w/w carfrentrazone-ethyl 60% w/w mecprop-P 103.6 g/l Triclopyr and 93 g/l 2,4-D 103.6 g/l Triclopyr Glyphosate 19% Ferrous Sulphate 19% Ferrous Active ingredients Vitax Lawn Clear Vitax Lawn Go Green Plus Iron Ferramol-20-iron Total 2018 20 Ferremol Roundup Pro Biactive 360 Depitox and Prompt clear Vitax Lawn T2 Green Total 2017 Round-up Pro Vitax Lawn clear Vitax Lawn T2 Green Roundup Pro Biac-tive 360 Pro Roundup Total 2016 Iron Soluble Turf Jewel Genoxone Roundup – Pro Biactive 360 – Pro Roundup 2015 - 20 Ferremol Trade name Trade PESTICIDES USAGE 2019 – CHESHUNT PARK GOLF CENTRE 2019 – CHESHUNT PARK PESTICIDES USAGE HERBICIDES

Borough of Broxbourne | Management and Maintenance Plan | Cheshunt Park | 2020 27 Frequency of application Once 2 x apps (x litres) Once Once Once Spot apply 1x app (3l/ha) 1x app (1l/ha) 3x apps (20l/ha) 1x app 6x apps (150ml – 8 Litres water) Frequency of application 6x apps (20l/ha) 1x app (3l/ha) 1x app (1l/ha) 4 litres 3 litres 8 litres 2 litres 20 litres 22 litres Total amount Total applied p.a. 1 litre (half rate) 750ml 40.5 litres 13.5 litres 60 litres 18kg 900ml 200.65 Total amount Total applied p.a. 120 litres 40.5 litres 13.5 litres 133.65 Fusarium Fusarium Fusarium Fusarium Fusarium Purpose Selective weed killer Total weed killer Total Purpose Fairways/semi rough Fairways/semi rough Fairways/semi Greens Greens/tees Greens Greens rough Fairways/semi rough Fairways/semi Hard areas Target area Target Greens Greens Greens Greens Greens Target area Target 600 g/l (46.3% w/w) mecoprop-p 84 g/l (6.5% w/w) w/w) diethanolamine 500 g/l 2,4-D (40.1% salt Sulphur free complexed liquid iron with potassium Sulphate – solid structure 19% Ferrous Clopyralid, 2 4-DMCPA Sulphur free complexed liquid iron with potassium 600 g/l (46.3% w/w) mecoprop-p 84 g/l (6.5% w/w) w/w) diethanolamine 500 g/l 2,4-D (40.1% salt Glyphosate Active ingredients Prochloraz, Tebuconizole Prochloraz, Tebuconizole Prochloraz, 125 g/l Fludiozonil Tebuconizole Prochloraz, Iprodione Active ingredients Prompt Depitox Go Green Plus 20 Ferremol Total Vitax Lawn Clear Vitax Lawn Go Green Plus Prompt Depitox Total 2019 Biactive Roundup Pro 2015 Astute Teb Pro Medallion TL Total 2016 Teb Pro Chipco Green Total Trade name Trade need as much last year. didn’t litres used reduced due to using less iron as it was felt surfaces that Comments: 2019 comments – Total name Trade FUNGICIDES

28 Borough of Broxbourne | Management and Maintenance Plan | Cheshunt Park | 2020 Frequency of application 3 x apps (x20 litres) Once Once Once Once Once Once Once Once Once Once Once Frequency of application Once fairways 2 x apps (x c4 litres) Fairways 50 litres, Greens 2x Fairways apps Total amount Total applied p.a. 60 litres per ha. 60 litres 20 litres 1 litre 3 litres 9 litres 3 litres 36 litres 3 litres 3 litres 3 litres 3 litres 1 litre 2.5 litres 15.5 litres Total amount Total applied p.a. 60.64 litres 7.98 litres 68.6 litres 56.67 litres 1.33 litres 58 litres Purpose Fusarium Fusarium Fusarium Fusari-um/ Anthracnose Fusarium Fusarium Fusarium Fusarium Fusarium Fusarium Fusarium Anthracnose Purpose Stop worms Stop worms Stop worms Stop worms Target area Target Greens Greens Greens Greens Greens Greens Greens Greens Greens Greens Greens Greens Target area Target Greens, tees, fairways Greens, tees, fairways Greens and fairways Greens Active ingredients Carbendazim Carbendazim Carbendazim Carbendazim Active ingredients Iprodione / Trifloxystrobin Tebuconazale / Ifludioxonil Azoxystrobin / Propiconazale Ichlorothalonil / Ipropiconazale Ifludioxonil Difenoconazole / Fludioxonil Difenoconazole / Fludioxonil Azoxystrobin Trade name Trade 2015 Caste-Off Ringer Total 2016 Ringer Caste-off Total 2017 Chipco Green Total 2018 Rayzor Dedicate Headway Instrata Instrata Elite Total 2019 Instrata Elite Medallion TL Banner Maxx Headway Dualitis Heritage Maxx Total litres used is less due to lower product application rates and officers sprayed more times summer diseases Comments: 2019 comments – Total Trade name Trade WORM SUPPRESSANT

Borough of Broxbourne | Management and Maintenance Plan | Cheshunt Park | 2020 29 Frequency of application Once to greens and tees – 4 litres per ha. Once to fairways (50 litres to 13 ha.) Frequency of application In a mixture, as and when In a mixture, as and when In a mixture, as and when Once 2x apps 3x apps Once 3x apps Once Once Once Total amount Total applied p.a. 58 litres (4 litres per ha.) 58 Litres amount Total applied p.a. 140 litres 140 litres 45 litres 260 litres 260 litres 165 litres 370 litres 30 litres (half rate) 610 litres 120 litres 300 litres 420 litres 20 litres 350 litres 30kg 100kg 100kg 600 litres Purpose Purpose Stop worms Feed Stop worms Feed Feed Feed Feed Feed Feed Feed Feed Target area Target area Target Greens, tees and fairways Greens, tees and fairways Greens, tees Greens, tees and fairways Greens, tees Greens, tees Greens Greens Greens Greens Greens Greens Tees Tees Active ingredients Active ingredients Carbendazim Amino Nitrogen / Organic Sulphur Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium Amino Nitrogen / Organic Sulphur Nitrogen Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium Nitrogen, Potassium Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium Trade name Trade name Trade 2017 Ringer Total 2018 Clearcast 2015 Microflow CXS 14-0-7 Total 2019 Clearcast Microflow CXS 6-12-18 Total in specification litres used increased due to spraying all fairways this year change Comments: 2019 comments – Total Microflow CXS 17-2-5 Intrench Potassium 18-0-8.5 Intrench Potassium Total 2016 Microflow CXS 16-2-18 Microflow CXS 17-2-5 Total 2017 Microflow CXS 6-2-18 Microflow CXS 14-0-7 Evolution Soluble 46-0-0 Marathon Sport - 7-0-21 Marathon Allround - 12-4-6 Total FERTILIZER

30 Borough of Broxbourne | Management and Maintenance Plan | Cheshunt Park | 2020 Frequency of application Frequency of application 3x apps 4 x apps (10 litres) with feed 2x apps Once Once Once Once Once 2x apps 4x apps 1x app 1x app 1x app 1x app 1x app 1x app Total amount Total applied p.a. amount Total applied p.a. 420 litres 40 litres 20 litres 7 litres 80kg 10 litres 57 litres 280kg 350kg 400kg 1550 litres 250 litres 30 litres 40kg 320kg 350kg 350kg 350kg 1590 litres Purpose Purpose Feed Unlock soil Feed Unlock soil Feed Unlock soil Feed Feed Feed Feed Feed Feed Feed Feed Feed Feed Target area Target area Target Greens Greens and tees Greens Greens and tees Greens Greens and tees Greens Greens Tees Greens Greens Greens Greens Greens Greens Tees Active ingredients Active ingredients Nitrogen, Phosphate, Potassium Nitrogen, Potassium Nitrogen, Potassium Nitrogen, Phosphate, Potassium Nitrogen, Phosphate, Potassium Nitrogen, Phosphate, Potassium Nitrogen, Phosphate, Potassium Nitrogen Nitrogen, Phosphate, Potassium Nitrogen, Iron Nitrogen, Potassium Nitrogen, Phosphate, Potassium Nitrogen, Phosphate, Potassium Trade name Trade name Trade 2018 Instant 12 – 4 E2 Pro 2015 Seavolution E2 Pro Instant 18 – 0 15 E2 Pro 0-8 Oxy-Max E2 Pro Soluble 17.5 – 0 35E2 Pro Blackstrap Molas-ses (equine grade) Marathon All Round 4 – 3 ICL Greenmaster Cold Start Marathon All Round 12 – 4 6 Total Instant 12 – 4 E2 Pro E2 Pro Instant 10 – 0 E2 Pro E2 Pro Soluble 27 – 7 11 E2 Pro Eco 4 – 0 4fe Marathon 5 – 0 27 ICL Coldstart 11 – 5 Marathon All Round 12 – 4 6 Total Comments: 2019 comments – Different products used due to different Greens Programme SOIL CONDITIONER

Borough of Broxbourne | Management and Maintenance Plan | Cheshunt Park | 2020 31 Frequency of application Frequency of application Frequency of application 1 x app with feed Once 4 x apps (x 10 litres) 3 x apps (x 2kg) with feed Once 7x apps (10l/ha) 7x apps (10l/ha) 1x app 2x app 3x app 3x app Total amount Total applied p.a. amount Total applied p.a. amount Total applied p.a. 12 litres 1.5 litres 1.5 litres 40 litres 40 litres 6 kg 18 litres 20 litres per ha. 20 litres 70 litres 70 litres 70 litres 5 litres 40 litres 70 litres 30 litres 70 litres Purpose Purpose Purpose Unlock soil jackets Leather moisture Retain Unlock soil Unlock soil Unlock soil Greens Green up Green up Turf hardener Turf P&D resistance Target area Target area Target area Target Greens Greens Greens and tees Greens Greens Greens Greens Greens Greens Greens Greens Active ingredients Active ingredients Active ingredients Chlorpyrifos 50% Aqueous liquid, Succinate Derivative, Block Copolymer Seaweed Seaweed Magnesium Iron Trade name Trade name Trade name Trade 2016 Seavolution Feed 2015 Cyren 2015 Aqua-Zorb 45 Compact Seaweed Total Comments: 2019 comments – No chemicals available. Total Total 2017 Seavolution Total 2018 Seavolution Total Seavolution Bullet Magnesium Bullet Chelated Iron Bullet Turf Hardener Bullet Turf Bullet Phosphite Total Comments: 2019 comments – Usage increased due to new plan for greens introduced INSECTICIDES WETTING AGENT

32 Borough of Broxbourne | Management and Maintenance Plan | Cheshunt Park | 2020 2 x app 1 x app (20l/ha) 1 x app 1 x app Frequency of application Frequency of application 4 x apps (x 2.5kg) 4 x apps (x 2.5kg) 5x apps (400ml/ha) 1 x app (20l/ha) 4x apps (400ml/ha) 3 x app (2.5kg) 2.5kg 20 litres 10 litres 6 litres 38.5 litres Total amount Total applied p.a. amount Total applied p.a. 10kg 10 litres 10kg per ha. 10 litres 2 litres 2 litres 20 litres 1.6 litres 7.5 kg 27.5 litres Purpose Purpose Retain moisture Retain Soil penetrant Soil penetrant Retain moisture Retain Growth regulator Retain moisture Growth regulator Retain moisture Retain moisture Retain Target area Target area Target Greens Greens Greens Greens and tees Greens Irrigation tank Greens Greens Greens and tees Greens and tees Active ingredients Active ingredients 50% Aqueous liquid. Succinate Derivative, Blockopolymer Solid composition Trinexapac-ethyl 50% Aqueous liquid. Succinate Derivative, Blockopolymer Trinexapac-ethyl Solid composition Solid composition Trade name Trade name Trade Aqua-Zorb Aqua Rapido Terrafirm Total Comments: 2019 comments – more product used this year due the trialling of new products. 2016 Aqua-Zorb Big Tablet 2018 Maxx Primo Total 2017 Aqua-Zorb Big Tablet Total 2018 Aqua-Zorb Total 2019 Maxx Primo Aqua-Zorb Comments: 2019 comments – less product used this year due to weather conditions Total Aqua-zorb GROWTH REGULATOR

Borough of Broxbourne | Management and Maintenance Plan | Cheshunt Park | 2020 33 CHESHUNT PARK MARKETING PLAN 2020

34 Borough of Broxbourne | Management and Maintenance Plan | Cheshunt Park | 2020 1087 51 1295 runners + 620 volunteer attendances 199 230 Attendance Marketing activity Marketing Comment Entry MR LP MR MR MR Event officer Fitness Squad UK Health Walks Multi-Sport Sessions Junior Parkrun Lark in the Park Nordic Walking Event Cheshunt Park Cheshunt Park Cheshunt Park Cheshunt Park Cheshunt Park Cheshunt Park Location Weekly Weekly Monthly Weekly Weekly Weekly from 3 September Weekly Weekly – 6 week summer holidays Weekly Weekly from 31 August Date Cheshunt Park Marketing Plan 2020 Cheshunt Park Events: Increase participation in public events planned 2020 (excluding golf competitions) (2019 = 16). to get at least (2019 = 8). Try Group. Maintain the number of volunteer events and opportunities Friends Group/volunteering: Expand or regroup the existing one corporate volunteer day in. Membership: Increase membership and usage (see golf club marketing plan, SF), promote park to golfers. Golf Centre publication was produced for 2015, history trail in Publications/print: No new publications planned for 2020. New Cheshunt Park as necessary. 2012. Reprint Cross/Cheshunt Mercury). (News items in 2019 = 6). Press releases: Aim to get two news items with photos into key local titles (Waltham to get there. Get links and from national sites New council website went live in July 2019. Easy for customers to get information about the park, activities and how Website: more national Research Increase awareness and link webpage to new online reporting facility. and National Play Day. in the Park and relevant national initiatives such as Lark website. ParksHerts Promote initiatives to piggy-back. and biodiversity educational opportunities Focus on: Maintaining the number of cattle grazing and area grazed in Community Orchard. Investigate land management for local schools, including rare and indigenous breeds. Continue to promote volunteering opportunities. Events programme for Cheshunt Park 2019 and target dates for 2020 Events programme for Cheshunt Park Regular events for 2019 as follows:

Borough of Broxbourne | Management and Maintenance Plan | Cheshunt Park | 2020 35 Attendance 14 12 14 12 12 90 1150 1500 132 27 Cancelled due to high winds Marketing activity Marketing publications Website, publications Website, publications Website Website Website Website publications Website, publications Website publications Website publications Website publications Website Comment Free Free Free Free Free Free Entry CD CD CD CD CD DR MR NH MR WH WH Event officer Volunteers group – continue Volunteers clearance of pond area group – hedge Volunteers maintenance to cattle fence bat field Repairs group – repair to Volunteer cattle fencing. group – fencing Volunteer repairs Green Flag Event ParksHerts Bubble Rush (Isobel Hospice Run) National Play Day events Skate Junior Open Junior Open Event Cheshunt Park Cheshunt Park Cheshunt Park Cheshunt Park Cheshunt Park Stevenage Cheshunt Park Cheshunt Park Cheshunt Park Cheshunt Park Cheshunt Park Location JANUARY 9 Wednesday 6 Wednesday MARCH APRIL MAY 15 Wednesday JUNE 5t Wednesday 26 Wednesday JULY 19 Friday Sunday 21 AUGUST 7 Wednesday 7 Wednesday SEPTEMBER OCTOBER Thursday 31 NOVEMBER Sunday 5 2019 Date

36 Borough of Broxbourne | Management and Maintenance Plan | Cheshunt Park | 2020 Attendance Attendance Cancelled due to high winds 14 35 Marketing activity Marketing Website, publications Website, Website, publications Website, Marketing activity Marketing Website publications Website Website Website Comment Comment Free Free Entry Free Free Free Entry DR CD CD MR LP MR MR MR Event officer CD CD Event officer Volunteers’ Coffee Morning Volunteers’ Volunteer group pond clearance Volunteer group and Christmas Volunteers lunch Fitness Squad UK Health Walks Multi-sport sessions Junior Parkrun Lark in the Park Nordic walking Event Volunteers Group – shaping the Volunteers planted trees & shrubs ditch maintenance Volunteers Group – hedgelaying Volunteers Event Cheshunt Park Cheshunt Park Golf Centre Cheshunt Park Cheshunt Park Cheshunt Park Cheshunt Park Cheshunt Park Cheshunt Park Cheshunt Park Cheshunt Park Location Cheshunt Park Cheshunt Park Location Weekly Monthly Weekly Weekly Weekly Weekly – 6 Weekly week summer holidays Weekly Weekly Date FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY Wednesday 29 Wednesday JANUARY 8 Wednesday DECEMBER 5 December Dates 2020 Target Date 4 December 18 December Regular events for 2020 as follows: Regular

Borough of Broxbourne | Management and Maintenance Plan | Cheshunt Park | 2020 37 Attendance Website Website Invite, website Website publications Website Website publications Website Website publications Website Website publications Website Website, publications Website, Website Website Website Website Marketing Activity Marketing Comment Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Entry CD CD DR WH MR NH MR DR CD CD Event officer Volunteers group and Christmas Volunteers lunch Volunteer group pond clearance. Volunteer Volunteers’ Coffee Morning Volunteers’ Fireworks display Junior Open Skate events Skate National Play Day Bubble Rush (Isobel Hospice Run) ParksHerts Green Flag Event ParksHerts Volunteer group – TBC Volunteer Volunteer group – TBC Volunteer Event Cheshunt Park Cheshunt Park Cheshunt Park Cheshunt Park Golf Centre Cheshunt Park Cheshunt Park Cheshunt Park Cheshunt Park Cheshunt Park Cheshunt Park Welwyn & Welwyn Hatfield Cheshunt Park Cheshunt Park Cheshunt Park Location Wednesday 23 Wednesday Wednesday 2 Wednesday DECEMBER Thursday 10 NOVEMBER Sunday 8 SEPTEMBER OCTOBER Saturday 24 TBC AUGUST TBC Sunday 21 JULY 17 Friday Wednesday 24 Wednesday JUNE 3 Wednesday Date

38 Borough of Broxbourne | Management and Maintenance Plan | Cheshunt Park | 2020 MINUTES OF FRIENDS OF CHESUNT PARK Held at 11am on Thursday 14 November at Cheshunt Park Golf Bar Present: KF Karl Fedorowicz - Chair RG Ryan Gill – Green Spaces Officer (BEST) JS Jenny Sowter – Volunteer Coordinator (BEST) RA Ross Angelini – Course Manager (Gavin Jones) CC DR Dave Renouf – Green Spaces Manager (BEST)

Action 1. Welcome and introduction JS opened the meeting at 11am.

2. General updates / overview KF – Would like express gratitude for the effective reaction of Matt and Graham of Park Guard who attended and spent some time and effort dealing with an incident in Cheshunt Park in recent days. KF – Has recieved enquiries about history/nature walks in the park; looking to begin again in spring 2020. KF - Tree branches hung up along path from cottage; KB cut as much as possible but needs to be made safe. Bird box also knocked off. Pear tree also blocking path near cottage; needs to be cut up JS and removed or log pile created. JS to arrange. KF – Bird boxes need maintenance; agreed to carry out as volunteer task asap. Approximately six replacement front panels needed; JS to source. JS to pin down location of bird box map. JS KF – Amphitheatre requires jet washing when ground surface permits. JS to request. KF – Highlighted erosion of pond bank; danger of trees falling. KF suggested fencing in edge or JS re-building with concrete which sets in water etc. Consensus from BEST was project is cost prohibitive. Suggestion that original agreement was golf course would fund some park maintenance. JS to clarify BEST position. JS KF – Pond level decreasing; KF/JS agreed would make sense to establish cause before further works e.g. dipping platform. KF suggested pond level due to bore hole in close proximity. Additional JS enquiry into precautions taken re. Great Crested newts. JS to clarify BEST position. KF – Ditches need unblocking; may also help to feed pond? JS suggested future volunteer work party task. JS KF – Easy access path becoming uneven and narrow (12” in places – unsuitable for buggies/ wheelchairs etc.); suggestion of future funding; JS to clarify BEST position/timescales. JS KF – Grass being cut with different/less suitable mower as correct one not assembled; JS to clarify BEST position. KF – Candlestick lane in need of cutting back. JS advised intention is for Wednesday Volunteers to work on this in 2020. KF suggested most efficient way may be to flail back as much as possible each JS side, then volunteers to clear remaining growth along ditch etc. JS to discuss/arrange. KF – Highlighted a couple of metal spikes protruding from ground along Candlestick lane; JS to arrange for removal if possible. JS KF – Feels cattle grazing is not carried out in line with advised procedure (i.e. waste should be removed once cattle gone to prevent weeds thriving to detriment of wildflowers); feels evidence is that cattle-grazed fields have less wildflower density than those not grazed. Suggested month afterwards second cut should be done. JS to clarify BEST position. KF – Big field has increasing problem with thistles; suggested this would be reduced by second cut in Autumn before thistles are able to seed. JS to clarify BEST position. JS KF – Mentioned thought that councils are duty-bound to remove ragwort; JS to clarify. KF – Park user expressed an interest in ad-hoc litter picking and now carries out. JS suggested JS volunteer litter picking supply bin similar to at Cedars Park may be of use; KF to ask potential volunteers if something they would like. KF JS – Suggested monthly Friends meeting and monthly volunteer work party to maintain momentum; KF agreed. Work party date set for Thursday 28 November, and next Friends meeting Thursday 12 December; all are welcome to both.

Borough of Broxbourne | Management and Maintenance Plan | Cheshunt Park | 2020 39 3 Date of next meeting and volunteer work party ALL FRIENDS Next Friends meeting: 11am Thursday 12 December 2019 at Cheshunt Park Golf Bar – all welcome Next volunteer work party: 11am Thursday 28 November 2019; meet at Cheshunt Park Golf Bar – all welcome Meeting closed at 11.45am

If you are interested in becoming involved with the Friends of Cheshunt Park, please contact Jenny Sowter on jenny.sowter@ broxbourne.gov.uk, on 07970 832983, or feel free to turn up at any meeting/volunteer work party.

40 Borough of Broxbourne | Management and Maintenance Plan | Cheshunt Park | 2020 Progress to date Funding programme Funding approved for path/ buggy network. and habitat Path improvements scheduled to start in Spring/Summer 2020. Action plan discussed and referenced at contract and FOG meetings. S106 funding secured to improve access, path and habitat improvements. Ongoing health walks, Runs the Junior Park are established and taking place on Sunday mornings as well the annual Bubble Rush event. Ongoing Area sprayed with present. reduced JKW Hay cut completed in grazing carried July, out between June – October. Ongoing improvement programme of golf course and country park. Comments Consult key parties including GJ, GCM Consult key parties including GJ, using website and posters. and FoG Continue volunteer walks programme, park play areas and general use of site and volunteer opportunities. Regiment has regular programmes. Fitness Ensure opening hours are displayed, not just for golf course, but park users to use facilities. Monitor location for Japanese Knotweed/Giant Hogweed infestation and apply herbicide. Ensure all hay/grazing areas are cut and collected, or grazed. Capital Programme 2019/20/ Environmental Stewardship scheme (ESS) Existing revenue budget Resource Funding bid with Funding HLF for greater interpretation Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget GSM Responsibility GSM VC GSM GSM GCM GSM GJ GSM GJ Winter Winter 2019 Timescale Spring 2019 Winter Winter 2019 All year round (AYR) AYR Spring/ Summer 2019 Summer/ Autumn 2019 To further develop facilities of the site To including signage, practice facilities, path network. Action Agree the management plan and consult with all parties. Identify funding options for future improvements. promote health benefits at the site. To Create grass margins between all amenity grassland and semi natural features such as boundary hedges and ponds. Mow grass pathways 2m wide. Identify areas of non-native invasive species such as Japanese Knotweed/Giant Hogweed/ Sycamore and continue eradication programme. Cut and collect or graze all meadows marked as conservation grassland. Cut 50% of the buffer margins adjacent to hedgerows or ponds to an agreed plan. 6.1 Welcoming place 6.1 Welcoming Vision and objectives 5.2.1 5.2.2 5.2.3 5.2.4 5.2.5 5.2.6 5.2.7 ACTION PLAN 2019 ACTION Group; GJ - Gavin Jones; MO Marketing Officer - Friends Coordinator; GCM - Golf Course Manager; FoG GSM - Green Spaces Manager; VC-Volunteer Key:

Borough of Broxbourne | Management and Maintenance Plan | Cheshunt Park | 2020 41 Progress to date Progress to date Phased works scheduled for December 2019 and January 2020 Consistent standards maintained, performance is recorded at monthly meetings. Ongoing Consistent standards maintained over challenging Summer/ Autumn seasons. is Performance recorded at monthly meetings. Regular checks are Regular undertaken and repairs are carried out on a risk basis. Consistent standards maintained over challenging Summer / Autumn seasons. is Performance recorded at monthly meetings. Continue programme of coppice work along Candlestick Lane. Monitor standards. Comments Comments Volunteers continue scrub management; Volunteers yearly work by Fletchers clearing sycamores from area. Monitor standards. Monitor standards as well periodic routine inspections. Monitor standards. Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Resource Resource Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget GSM GJ Fletchers Volunteers GSM GJ Responsibility Responsibility Volunteers Fletchers GSM GJ GSM GJ GSM GJ GCM Winter Winter 2019 AYR Timescale Timescale Winter Winter 2019 AYR AYR AYR Coppice the sections of tree belt beside referring to the rotational Candlestick Lane coppicing plan and look to extend rest of park. maintain park facilities to a high standard. To Action Action Woodland management in Roundcroft Wood, Wood, management in Roundcroft Woodland sycamore control. Cutting removing and stump treatment. maintain park landscaping to a high To standard, to include standard grass mowing a maximum height of 50mm; maintain paths; clean out compost area/depot; collect litter and dog waste. To maintain play area equipment and carry To out necessary repairs. To maintain the Golf Course grass regimes to To enjoyable and ensure that the course is fair, attracts repeat usage. Where possible and appropriate extend conservation approach. Vision and objectives 5.2.8 6.2 Cleaned and well maintained Vision and objectives 5.2.1 5.2.9 5.2.2 5.2.3 5.2.4

42 Borough of Broxbourne | Management and Maintenance Plan | Cheshunt Park | 2020 Progress to date Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Progress to date As per programme Area sprayed with present. reduced JKW Hay cut completed in grazing carried July, out between June – October. Phased works scheduled for December 2019 and January 2020 Ongoing Panels in place and leaflet available on Panels site and web. Comments Panels in place and leaflet available on Panels site and web. Monitoring taking place by FoG; Monitoring taking place by FoG; working to management plan and ESS to improve semi-natural grassland. Monitor standards. Comments Monitor location for Japanese Knotweed/Giant Hogweed infestation and apply herbicide. Ensure all hay/ grazing areas are cut/ collected or grazed. Continue programme of coppice work along Candlestick Lane. Volunteers continue scrub management; Volunteers yearly work by Fletchers clearing sycamores from area. Existing revenue budget Resource Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Resource Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget GSM Responsibility GSM GSM FoG GSM GJ Responsibility GSM GJ GSM GJ GSM GJ Fletchers Volunteers Volunteers Fletchers AYR Timescale GSM AYR AYR Timescale Spring/ Summer 2019 Summer/ Autumn 2019 Winter Winter 2019 Winter Winter 2019 To exploit the park’s full potential as a site of To historic interest. Action To maintain all historic features of hard and To soft landscape and buildings in accordance with historic character and to monitor their condition. Monitor/survey flora/fauna on the site, including birds, bats, Great Crested Newts and wild flowers. Create grass margins between all amenity grassland and semi natural features such as boundary hedges and ponds. Mow grass pathways 2m wide. Action Identify areas of non-native invasive species such as Japanese Knotweed/Giant Hogweed/ Sycamore and continue eradication programme. Cut and collect or graze all meadows marked as conservation grassland. Cut 50% of the buffer margins adjacent to hedgerows or ponds to an agreed plan. Coppice the sections of tree belt beside referring to the rotational Candlestick Lane coppicing plan and look to extend rest of park. Woodland management in Roundcroft Wood, Wood, management in Roundcroft Woodland sycamore control. Cutting removing and stump treatment. 6.3 Conservation and Heritage Vision and objectives 5.3.1 5.3.2 5.3.3 Vision and objectives 5.2.5 5.2.6 5.2.7 5.2.8 5.2.9

Borough of Broxbourne | Management and Maintenance Plan | Cheshunt Park | 2020 43 Progress to date Progress to date Ongoing Ongoing Information on course and park on Council website and ParksHerts Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Review current leaflets. Review patrols taking place. Parkguard Regular numbers widely circulated. Comments Comments Information of course and park on website. Ensure all fire hydrants are in place and regularly checked. Current event programme on website. Areas inspected on regular basis and monitoring sheets produced. Ensure risk assessments are complete and up to date. Ensure quick response to any offensive vandalism/graffiti. Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Resource Existing revenue budget Resource Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget

GSM GCM MO FoG Parkguard GCM Responsibility Responsibility GSM MO GCM GSM MO GCM GCM GSM GJ GCM GSM GJ Volunteers GCM GSM GJ Volunteers AYR AYR Timescale Timescale AYR AYR AYR AYR AYR AYR To improve the quality of information and To interpretation. improve security of park for users To Manager and Parks by ensuring Friends, carry out regular patrols at Parkguard vulnerable times. Action Action To ensure the Council’s website is regularly To updated. improve essential facilities and availability To of emergency equipment. To provide a suitable number and range of To activities of local importance and benefits to the local community. ensure park facilities and features are safe: To inspect play features, buildings, trees, pest check control, record damage; repair, electrics. To ensure that all risk assessments are current To and kept up to date. To have procedures in place to deal with To vandalism as promptly possible. Carry out repairs and to remove offensive graffiti as soon as possible. 6.4 Marketing Vision and objectives 5.4.1 6.5 Health, safe and secure Vision and objectives 5.5.1 5.4.2 5.5.2 5.4.3 5.5.3 5.5.4 5.5.5

44 Borough of Broxbourne | Management and Maintenance Plan | Cheshunt Park | 2020 Progress to date Ongoing Regular works taking Regular and place by FoG volunteers. Wednesday Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing 24992 M3 has been used since first installed. Ensure areas are managed to guidelines of Management Plan. Comments Identify tasks/ projects for FoG/Volunteer Identify tasks/ projects for FoG/Volunteer particularly linked to ESS project. activity, Ensure newly planted areas are topped up with mulch. Pesticide usage is monitored and kept Pesticide to a minimum. Main usage is on golf course. GJ monitors usage/efficiency of equipment. Generally only use new equipment under three years old. Compost facilities on site. Majority of site is hay cut; majority of grass clippings collected are spread on site near to location i.e. greens/ tees. GJ generally uses only modern equipment under three years old. Log piles used wherever possible. Log Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Resource Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Existing Revenue Existing Revenue Budget Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget

GSM GJ FoG Responsibility GSM FoG Volunteers FG Volunteers GJ GJ GJ GJ GJ Fletchers FoG Volunteers GSM GJ AYR Timescale AYR AYR AYR AYR AYR AYR AYR Summer 2019 To create and conserve wildlife habitats; tree To works; weed and maintain young trees. Action To improve resource management of the park- improve resource management of the park- To volunteers to carry out suitable tasks within park. To ensure new planting on the site is regularly To with mulch to reduce weed growth ‘topped up’ and aid establishment. To minimise pesticide usage. To To ensure that vehicles are fuel efficient and To maintained to a high standard. To ensure all organic material is re-used as To compost, feed/bedding or mulch. Noise generated by vehicles and machinery should be kept to a minimum. Where appropriate leave standing deadwood and logs to provide wood piles. Maximise use of bore hole. 6.6 Sustainability Vision and objectives 5.6.1 5.6.2 5.6.3 5.6.4 5.6.6 5.6.5 5.6.7 5.6.8 5.6.9

Borough of Broxbourne | Management and Maintenance Plan | Cheshunt Park | 2020 45 Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Progress to date Bubble Rush event in July, event in July, Bubble Rush takes place Junior Parkrun every Sunday morning. Skatecamp and Skatejam in July in the Park August. Lark and August. programmes taking Regular place. Progress to date Change in members has resulted in rebuilding from Autumn/Winter Ongoing Look to maximise volunteer activity, to maximise volunteer activity, Look particularly to ESS. Bid for external funding to HLF scheduled with focus on roman era. winter, Annual meeting. Volunteer coordinator Volunteer Annual meeting. meets regularly with FoG. Regular monitoring of performance; Regular regular meetings to resolve any issues. Service area to be market tested over the summer. Management Plan is a working document. Current year plan is displayed on site. Regular meeting to take place October. meeting to take place October. Regular Ensure suitable contact details for emergency services and maintenance issues are well publicised. CPO non-emergency number. 0845 3300 222 Parkguard 07974 696931 Comments Comments Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Resource Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Existing revenue budget Resource

GSM GSM FoG GSM GCM GSM Responsibility GSM FoG Volunteers GSM VC FoG Community GSM Responsibility AYR AYR AYR Winter Winter 2019 Timescale AYR Autumn 2019 AYR AYR Timescale To explore opportunities for obtaining external To funding to assist in the establishment and development of the park. To ensure high levels of communications To between management and users: volunteer and Group’ coordinator to meet with ‘Friends formal notes of meetings to be posted on website. To monitor and manage service delivery by To preferred contractors and deal effectively with any issues. To seek the highest standards of management, To regularly review and update the Management Plan. Action Maximise opportunities for volunteer activity in the park. To involve users and local community in To taking action to address crime issues and Community comply with Crime Prevention Safety Strategies. identify events/ activities to engage To with local schools/young people and the community. To have annual meetings with the Friends have annual meetings with the Friends To assist and facilitate their of Cheshunt Park development. Action 5.8.4 5.8.3 5.8.2 6.8 Management Vision and objectives 5.8.1 5.7.4 5.7.2 5.7.3 6.7 Community involvement Vision and objectives 5.7.1

46 Borough of Broxbourne | Management and Maintenance Plan | Cheshunt Park | 2020 1:5,000 Year 5 Year ¯ terms and conditions. Action Plan CheshuntPark Consider potentialaccess and whenit moves forward requirements from proposed Brookfielddevelopment as © Crown copyright and database rights 2015 OS EUL 100019606. areYou Use permitted of this todata use isthis subject data to solely to enable you to respond to, areYou or not interact permitted with, tothe copy, organisationsub-licence, distributethat provided or sell you any with of thethis data.data to third parties in any form. Restore ditch along woodland edge Annual Management Golf Course Top up sand Top Verti-draining of fairways 3 year rotational cut and lift of long grass/scrub areas Controlpernicious weeds Winter tee preparation Phased refurbishmentof bunkers Monitorcrassula in ponds Enhance entrance off road nde pendent play areainspection trees16 green woodland grass/scrublong fairway semi rough rough tee practice ground bunker hedgerow pond ditch path houseclub surface hard bedformal nurserytree covered practicearea amenity cut building conservationcut ditch elm coppice surface hard hedgerow vegetationmarginal pond scrub woodland area play disabledbay replantedwoodland Annual Management Park Annual grazing Cut & lift ungrazed conservation grassland Maintain woodland trail Aftercare of planted trees and restored hedges Manage hedges on3 year rotation in line with HLSguidelines Manage bramble and blackthorn by regular cutting programme Controlpernicious weeds Clean interpretation panels Annual i Mow pathsincluding track by RoundcroftWood Regular play area inspection key

Borough of Broxbourne | Management and Maintenance Plan | Cheshunt Park | 2020 47 Broxbourne Borough Council Public space protection order No. 1 of 2017 The control of dogs

1. This Order may be cited as the Borough of Broxbourne Public Spaces Protection Order No. 1 of 2017. 2. The Borough of Broxbourne (the “Council”) makes this Order under its powers of the Anti- Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (“the Act”), being satisfied on reasonable grounds that the activities set out in paragraph 5, in the location described in paragraph 4 of this Order and detailed in the schedule to this Order have had or are likely to have a detrimental effect on the quality of life of those in the locality, or it is likely that activities will be carried out within that area and have such an effect. The Council is also satisfied that the effect, or likely effect, of the activities is, or is likely to be, of a persistent or continuing nature and that these activities are unreasonable and justify the restrictions imposed by this Order and that it is in all the circumstances expedient to make this Order for the purpose of reducing anti-social behaviour in a public place. 3. This Order comes into force at midnight on Tuesday 14 March 2017 for a period of up to three years thereafter, unless extended by further order under the Council’s statutory powers. 4. This Order applies to all land in the Borough of Broxbourne to which the public or any section of the public has access, on payment or otherwise, as or right by virtue of expressed or implied permission. 5. The activities described below are hereby covered as from the date of this Order. (a) The failure to remove dog faeces by a person in charge of the dog from the designated land, (b) Allowing a dog (excluding guide dogs) to be present in the following areas: (i) All fenced children’s playground and areas which are designated and marked for children’s play (ii) All fenced games areas e.g. tennis, ball courts, skate parks (iii) Marked playing pitches, when in use for playing sports Any person in charge of a dog who takes it onto, permits it to enter or remains on the specified land is guilty of an offence. 6. Section 67 of the Act states that it is an offence for a person without reasonable excuse: (a) To do anything that the person is prohibited from doing by a public spaces protection order or, (b) To fail to comply with a requirement to which the person is subject under a public spaces protection order. A person guilty of an offence under section 67 of the Act is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale. A person does not commit an offence under section 67 of the Act by failing to comply with a prohibition or requirement that the local authority did not have power to include in the public spaces protection order.

48 Borough of Broxbourne | Management and Maintenance Plan | Cheshunt Park | 2020 A person guilty of an offence under conditions a or b above, under section 67 of the Act is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale, or a fixed penalty notice of £100.

CHALLENGING THE VALIDILTY OF ORDERS An interested person may apply to the High Court to question the validity of this Order and an interested person means an individual who lives in the restricted area or who regularly works in or visits that area. Any such interested person may apply to the High Court within six weeks from the date on which this Order was made on the grounds that the Council did not have the power to make the Order or to include particular prohibitions or requirements imposed by the Order or that a requirement under Chapter 2 of the Act was not complied with in relation to this Order.

SCHEDULE OF RESTRICTED AREAS (a) All public rights of way/footpaths, pavements, flower beds, shrub areas and grass verges adjacent to carriageways. (b) All pedestrianised areas (c) All parks, open spaces and children’s play areas (d) All sports fields (e) All greens, verges flower beds and other open areas on any housing estates in the Borough (f) All town greens (g) All cemeteries (h) All parts of the Lee Valley Regional Park within the Broxbourne Borough Council district (i) All allotments (j) All public car parks LAND DESIGNATED SPECIFICALLY (a) The grounds of the Spotlight, The Spinning Wheel and Lowewood House, Hoddesdon (b) The grounds of Bishops’ College and Emmanuel Lodge, Cheshunt (c) Land open to the public and owned by local trustees for open spaces at: (i) Broxbourne recreation ground, Station Road Broxbourne (ii) Baas Hill, Broxbourne (iii) Cock Lane, Hoddesdon

Borough of Broxbourne | Management and Maintenance Plan | Cheshunt Park | 2020 49 Parkherts Management Plan

16.0 PARKSHERTS – HERTFORDSHIRE PARKS WEB PROJECT

16.1 Background and Challenge

ParksHerts originated from the Hertfordshire Association of Cultural Officers Parks Officers Group (HACO) which recognised that there was a lack of consistent, accessible and good quality online information about the county’s parks and open spaces. This is a particular challenge for a county such as Hertfordshire where park ownership is spread across administrative areas.

Hertfordshire also faces challenges to address the levels of obesity and physical activity within the population. 62.8% of Hertfordshire adults (2013-15) and 36.7% of children in year 6 (2015) were classified as overweight or obese with only 58.7% of adults classed as physically active (2015). (source: Public Health England. 2016. Public Health Outcomes Framework (Online)).

16.2 The Project

ParksHerts provides an innovative solution to these challenges. It’s a mobile-first website application providing a single information point for over a hundred of Hertfordshire’s parks and open spaces from recreation grounds through to woodlands and award winning flagship parks, irrespective of administrative ownership. It provides a way for people to discover and enjoy sites they know and those that they haven’t yet discovered, whilst also supporting people to make outdoor exercise part of their everyday lives.

Funding for the project was secured from Hertfordshire County Council Public Health, all ten Hertfordshire District/Borough Councils and one Parish Council. Support from partners has been both financial and as officer time from communications teams, public health officers and from parks teams who will maintain the information on their own parks into the future. Hertsmere Borough Council led the project on behalf of the partnering authorities through the specification, procurement, design, data entry and training stages and will continue to be the overall administrative contact point.

ParksHerts is a clear demonstration that cross county projects really can and do work and a great tool to encourage greater park use and promote our parks, including Green Flag sites.

To remove barriers to access it is important that the site is as user friendly as possible. To support this, online and face to face consultation was undertaken.

Visit the ParksHerts web application today - www.parksherts.co.uk – and find your perfect park!

You can also like us on Facebook: facebook/ParksHerts, or follow us on twitter: @ParksHerts and Instagram: ParksHerts or email [email protected]

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Key features of the site include:

§ A simple, attractive design with generic appeal that changes with the seasons. § A mobile friendly site which can be used on desktops, tablets and mobile devices reflecting the desire from users to research at home and whilst out and about. § The same basic info on each park (prioritised via user consultation and feedback). § Ability to filter parks by categories – including who is going to the park, what activities you’d like to do and the facilities offered. § Activity routes are marked on the maps ranging from easy access (pushchair and wheelchair friendly) through to running routes, nature trails and orienteering. Step counts are provided for each. § How to find the way in to the park: on foot, via public transport and by car. Exact car park locations are provided with links to google maps. § Ability to promote park events via specific ‘events’ area. § Clickable points of interest. § Ability to focus on what’s important by personalising the points of interest that appear on the map. § I’m in this park button provides a GPS ‘where am I’ location.

Borough of Broxbourne | Management and Maintenance Plan | Cheshunt Park | 2020 51 16.3 Outcomes

In the first six months since the site was officially launched, there has been: § 6,200 unique users § 8,500 sessions § 30,000 page views § 60% of user’s access through mobile or tablet indicating potential usage whilst in the park. The most popular pages are the parks search page followed by the events page. Visitor numbers can checked and peaks in usage can be linked to particular tweets or promotional activities. Seasonal reports will collect user numbers.

16.4 Promotion and Social Media

The ParksHerts website application was launched to the public at the Hertfordshire Green Flag Award event held at Cassiobury Park, Watford on 21 July 2017. The press release can be found in Appendix 8.

Publicity and promotion of the site is a partnership effort coordinated by communication professionals from the participating councils, using facebook, twitter and Instagram, resident’s magazines, partner websites and newsletters.

Links between the website and participating council’s websites are in place to help drive traffic to the site.

Publicity material available includes roadside banners, posters and branded bags and water bottles. These have been distributed between partners for use in the parks or at events.

Since the launch, a blog feature has been created which is proving to be a useful way to highlight specific parks or activities taking place in the parks which can be promoted.

An advert for site can be found on the 2017/18 bus timetables across the whole of Hertfordshire.

§ 25% found us via search engines § 24% came directly § 40% linked through via social media

Social Media techniques to be used: § On Twitter posts use the daily hashtags e.g. Monday Motivation, Tip Tuesday – this widens the audience considerably. § Tag in more popular twitter users – has led to retweets § Pick up on relevant news stories § Link through to wider, popular events e.g. Health Walks – known events and link directly through to the right page on the site § Use animation, visual representations of the site, linked to the time of year § Use real photos from the Hertfordshire parks

52 Borough of Broxbourne | Management and Maintenance Plan | Cheshunt Park | 2020 16.5 Next Steps

Three key aims have been identified for 2018 to further develop the web application and ensure that people use and re-use ParksHerts. § ‘Keep going and keep growing’ – site to be kept up-to-date with new data. Additional sites to be added, from existing partners as well as expansion to other parks providers within the county. New opportunities of features within the site are also possible and will be added as appropriate within the budget. § ‘Governance’ – a ‘board’ of key members from the partnership will be formed to take key decision over future developments, costings and ensure continual input from all partners. § ‘Widen usage’ – the coding and design is owned by the ParksHerts partnership. Opportunities exist to for other authorities or partnerships of authorities across the country to ‘purchase’ the coding at a fraction of the original cost. Take up would help to ensure that ParksHerts is fully sustainable but more importantly promote the huge benefits that’s parks offer to people’s everyday lives across the country.

16.6 Oakmere Park on ParksHerts

By using the filters, users are able to find the park that best suits their needs and can sort alphabetically, by popularity or by nearest.

The park can then be selected which opens up an easy to use specific park page with opening times, an interactive map showing points of interest and routes, text information, features, routes and directional information.

Borough of Broxbourne | Management and Maintenance Plan | Cheshunt Park | 2020 53 The site also contains a simple back office administration system for parks managers. This allows any changes to the park to be easily updated but also allows statistics to be collected. These show visitor numbers to the park, equating visitors numbers per hectare (providing comparable ranking to other parks in the district or ‘type’ of park), route completion and the most popular points of interest. It is envisaged that this data will be able to assist future management decisions, particularly with identifying the future needs of points of interest/parks features.

The above stats show that 239 users have visited the site, ranking the park as the 14th most popular, as well as the 7th in Hertsmere and the 5th Flagship. As the data builds up over a longer period of time, day visits and points of interest views will show trends and more accurate usage and enable a wider range of reports to be generated.

54 Borough of Broxbourne | Management and Maintenance Plan | Cheshunt Park | 2020 Green Flag Award 2019

Name of site: Cheshunt Park Managing Organisation: Broxbourne Borough Council

Desk Assessment Feedback (Management Plan and supporting documentation)

Criteria Comments and Broxbourne Action Recommendations A Welcoming 1. Is the site welcoming? Place 2. Is the site easy to find?

3. Is the signage in good Some signs are obscured and dirty. Comments noted. Cutting back condition? cleaning has been undertaken.

4. Is the site accessible to all Yes big car park and the golf centre Comments noted. users? and playground was busy Healthy, Safe 5. Are facilities on site in and Secure good and safe condition? 6. Did you feel safe during Clear paths and walks through the Comments noted. the visit? park. 7. Are dogs being Dog fouling sign was hidden behind There are 26 mixed waste bins controlled and the site free foliage, numerous dog fouling serving the park alone and of dog fouling? through the park, there are also a signage by all main entrance lack of bins and signs to control dog points. fouling. This is definitely an area that The majority of park users do needs to be looked at. use the bins provided but we do have the ongoing case of identifying park users who fail to clear up after themselves. Well Maintained 8. Is litter, waste and The parkland was clear of litter Comments noted. Youths do and Clean recycling managed? however towards the playground use this facility until 10pm and and front entrance there was a the park is cleansed on a daily fair amount of litter. There was basis. also broken glass just outside the playground. 9. Is there a good standard of horticulture maintenance? 10. Is there a good Trees are well maintained Comments noted. standard of arboriculture maintenance? 11. Are buildings and There is an area opposite the golf Fencing around putting green infrastructure such as walls, centre where the wooden posts are to be repaired. paths, steps and structures rotten and falling apart. in good condition? 12. Is equipment used by Playground accommodates a wide The programme of replacing the public and staff in good age range. Litter bins are in a sorry litter bins around the park has condition? state and could do with being now started. replaced

Borough of Broxbourne | Management and Maintenance Plan | Cheshunt Park | 2020 55 Environmental 13. Is there evidence that Management the site is managed to have a positive impact on the environment? Landscape and 14. Are heritage and/or There is a very well maintained Comments noted. Heritage landscape features in good memorial bench condition? Community 15. Is there evidence of Involvement community involvement and engagement? 16. Is user feedback Yes spoke to a young couple who Comments noted. positive? enjoyed the park Marketing and 17. Is there evidence of Communication marketing and promotion, including events? E.g. notice boards, in buildings, website & social media. 18. Is the correct year flag flying and certificate on display? Additional Comments Comments noted. Methods of identifying dog owners who fail to clear up after themselves