DOCSLIB.ORG

Design and Access Statement Relates to Land on the Northern Side of Town Lane in Whittle-Le- Woods (The Site)

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Design and Access Statement Relates to Land on the Northern Side of Town Lane in Whittle-Le- Woods (The Site) 1 Document Control Check by: Originated by: Name of person & qualification: Name of person & qualification: Paul Silcock CMLI Graham Trewhella MRTPI Job Title: Job Title: Associate Director Signature: Signature: Project Number: Report Reference: Issue Detail: 1556 DA-001 11/2020 2 Contents 1 Introduction and Design Objectives 2 Placemaking Principles 3 The Site and the Local /Settlement Context 4 Constraints and Opportunities 5 The Planning Policy Context for Design and Access 6 Access 7 Meeting Design and Access Objectives 8 Conclusions Figures 1 Location Plan 2 Context Plan 3 Opportunities and Constraints and Plan 4 Access and Parameters Plan 5 Development Framework Plan 6 Illustrative Masterplan 3 1 Introduction 1.1 This Design and Access Statement relates to land on the northern side of Town Lane in Whittle-le- Woods (the site). It will show how the land has been analysed and how this analysis has influenced the approach to new development. Its main purpose is to explain the way in which decisions on design principles, layout and access have been arrived at. The location of the site is shown in Figure 1. 1.2 The Statement supports an application for outline planning permission and so much of the detailed design information will be presented at a later stage in the planning process. Nevertheless, it is important that clear and appropriate parameters are put in place now in order to provide a framework for new development. There are key principles that will flow through all stages of design. These will be one of the key outputs of this document. Objectives 1.3 There are key objectives for new development on the site which will have a bearing on design decisions and the essential character of the new development to be delivered. These are: 1. Housing Diversity The site is at a scale which allows for a mix of house types. There should be variety and choice in the accommodation provided, incorporating affordable housing which is geared towards meeting local needs. 2. Character To use existing and new landscape features in combination with housing blocks and routes through the site to provide a distinct identity on a site which sits in a varied context with a river valley along the western edge, the M61 motorway to the east and Town Lane along the southern edge. 3. External Spaces To include spaces and routes into the new housing development that have a clear function and that are safe to use. 4. Movement Ease of movement through the development is important. This is for all modes of travel – pedestrians, cyclists and motor vehicles. People should be given priority over traffic. 5. Legibility The routes through the new housing development and the layout and orientation of houses should assist in helping people to find their way around. 6. Continuity To create streets where there is a continuous frontage of buildings which overlook routes and spaces. 7. Enclosure To ensure that there is a clear distinction between public and private spaces using walls and hedges to give a strong sense of enclosure. 4 Figure 1 – Location Plan 5 2 Placemaking Principles 2.1 Place making in the context of this Design and Access Statement is the way in which the combination of streets, landscape, open spaces and landscape treatment shape the place in which people will live and enjoy their leisure time. There is a physical dimension to place making but there are also less tangible qualities such as the way in which a new development will improve the overall wellbeing of a community. 2.2 The National Design Guide (2019) states that well-designed places influence the quality of our experience as we spend time in them and move around them. They are enjoyed by occupants and users but also by passers-by and visitors. Well-designed places have been shown to affect health and well-being, feelings of safety, security, inclusion and belonging, and can create a sense of community cohesion. 2.3 For this site the design quality of buildings and public spaces is fundamentally important. They provide the framework for an attractive environment. 2.4 The following design principles will help with securing a consistent, high standard of environment and a distinct sense of place: 1. To deliver a development which recognises and responds to the varied context of the site and which takes its place in the urban expansion of Whittle-le Woods. The layout of development including the way in which green infrastructure is handled and the orientation of buildings will need to account for the varied character of the land at the margins of the site. The long northern boundary is next to the valley of the River Lostock which is a visual and recreational resource for the local community as well a valuable habitat for wildlife. In contrast the eastern boundary is near to the M61 motorway where noise is a constraint to be carefully considered in the design approach. The southern boundary along Town Lane harbours intermittent development. Along the edges of the site new housing should address the river valley, the motorway and Town Lane in a positive way with buildings looking outwards and green infrastructure used to form links with neighbouring areas. 2. To encourage innovation and sustainability in design The quality of the houses to be delivered will turn on the design details and the materials that are selected but it also includes less visible attributes such as the sustainability measures that are embedded. Both are important. Innovation and sustainability also stretches to other aspects of the development. The open spaces and pedestrian routes will be a recreational resource but they also have a role in providing new habitats and ecological corridors. Similarly, a sustainable approach to surface water drainage will provide important attenuation for the runoff of surface water but will also add to the visual qualities of open spaces and give biodiversity benefits. 3. To encourage a well-connected and welcoming place The approach to design must have well connected routes which provide access for all forms of travel and help define the boundaries between public, semi-public and private space. The key objective of this is to create a safe, secure and welcoming place. This 6 should be achieved at the site by recognising the benefit and amenity provided by the public rights of way that cross and border the site. These should be treated as positive attributes. In turn, a network of new routes for pedestrians and cyclists should be incorporated into the new development and connected to existing routes, providing a place which is both accessible and easy to move around. 2.5 By applying these principles of placemaking the overall aim is to raise the standard of design quality in the built environment and to create a successful and sustainable urban extension at the edge of Whittle-le Woods. 2.6 The place making principles that have been set out above resonate with the urban design approach developed by Redrow Homes and known as Redrow 8. This approach is founded on eight key urban design principles which influence how places function and how they look. As the detailed housing layout is brought forward these eight principles will provide valuable guidance. They are: 1. Listen to learn: Connecting with communities and stakeholders to identify local concerns that could influence development. 2. Keeping it local: Designs to reflect what is important locally, detailing development to sensitively fit into an area. 3. Easy to get around: New and improved connections between new development and existing communities. 4. Places to go and things to do: Locally tailored community infrastructure which provide opportunities to interact and socialise. 5. Nature for people: Creating new or enhancing existing wildlife habitats and better connecting people to them. 6. Streets for life: The importance of the street as an essential part of safe, attractive and friendly places to meet. 7. Homes for all: Diverse mix of housing types and tenures to create sustainable communities. 8. Built to impress: Inviting entrances to buildings and building distinctive homes. 7 3 The Site and Context 3.1 The site is well contained by strong features in the landscape. The northern and western boundaries follow the valley of the River Lostock which is characterised by linear groups of woodland interspersed with areas of open land. There are signs of the former print works which once occupied the valley in the form of buildings and a reservoir. 3.2 The eastern boundary of the site is near to the M61 corridor. The motorway is at a similar grade to the site. The highest site level is along the motorway boundary. From there the land falls towards the River Lostock valley to the west and towards Town Lane in the south. 3.3 The southern boundary is formed by Town Lane. There are two groups of residential buildings on the northern edge of Town Lane which do not form part of the site. Town Lane is a link between the A6 and the A674 at Wheelton. Along this route it passes under the M61 and over the Leeds-Liverpool canal. 3.4 The carriageway of Town Lane varies in width between 5.5 metres and 7 metres. There is a footway which runs in part along the southern side of the road and in part along the northern side. 3.5 Three public rights of way cross the site. Two are along the northern edge (reference 9-22- FP14 and 9-22-FP16) to provide a pedestrian link from Town Lane to Hill Top Lane (crossing the River Lostock) and the other bisects the site (reference (9-22-FP15) to emerge onto Town Lane near to the Lucas Lane strategic pedestrian and cycle route.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Display PDF in Separate
    Douglas Local Environment Agency Plan Annual Review Summary 2000/2001 En v ir o n m e n t ENVIRONMENT AGENCY Ag e n c y n126174 iiin iiii j u i River Douglas and two main tributaries; the River Yarrow and River Lostock. It includes the towns of Leyland and Chorley in the northern area and Wigan, Skelmersdale, Appley Bridge, Shevington, Standish and Burscough in the southern area. The flood plains surrounding the River Douglas is land of exceptional quality and drainage has helped farming to flourish. To protect this farmland and the towns that grew around it, some stretches of the river have been straightened as part of flood defence works. Unfortunately this r people and wildlife combination of drainage and flood defence has harmed wildlife. The River Douglas starts on Rivington Lostock have been made enabling people Key successes Moor and finishes at the point where it to enjoy these rivers. A significant area • Footpaths improvements at Lostock meets the River Ribble, just west of where people can enjoy wildlife and take Country Park. Preston. However, the course of the part in other activities such as sailing is at • Footpath improvements at Leyland river has been changed over time. This Wigan Flashes. We take an active part in on the River Lostock. is partly due to sections of the riverbank improving the quality o f the attractions being straightened by works to create at this complex of small lakes. We would • Green Partnerships have supported flood defences to protect property and also like people to improve their own six projects including improvements farmlands.
    [Show full text]
  • Expac (Preston) Ltd Dunkirk Mill Dunkirk Lane Moss Side Leyland PR26 7SQ
    Application Number 07/2017/3413/REM Address Expac (preston) Ltd Dunkirk Mill Dunkirk Lane Moss Side Leyland PR26 7SQ Applicant MCI Developments Limited, Adactus Housing Group and Neil Kay Agent William Fulster 15 Beecham Court Wigan WN3 6PR Development Reserved Matters application for the erection of 34 affordable dwellings (Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and scale applied for) Officer Recommendation That the Members be minded to approve the application and that the decision be delegated to the Planning Manager in consultation with the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Planning Committee upon the successful completion of a Deed of Variation to the Section 106 Agreement on the associated outline planning permission (07/2012/0551/REN) to secure a provision of 100% affordable housing on-site and to amend the tenure to affordable rent accommodation. Officer Name Mr Chris Sowerby Date application valid 16.11.2017 Target Determination Date 15.02.2018 Extension of Time N/A 1. REPORT SUMMARY 1.1 The proposal is a Reserved Matters application for the erection of 34 affordable dwellings on the site, with the matters of ‘Appearance’, ‘Landscaping’, ‘Layout’ and ‘Scale’, being applied for. The principle of a residential development on the site, together with the matter of ‘Access’ from Dunkirk Lane, has previously been established by the extant outline planning permission (07/2012/0551/REN). 1.2 The application relates to a 0.67 hectare site formally occupied by Dunkirk Mill. The site is currently vacant and has been largely cleared of built structures, having previously been used for warehousing and distribution purposes by Expac.
    [Show full text]
  • Leyland Historical Society
    LEYLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Founded 1968) Registered Charity No. 1024919 PRESIDENT Mr. W. E. Waring CHAIR VICE-CHAIR Mr. P. Houghton Mrs. E. F. Shorrock HONORARY SECRETARY HONORARY TREASURER Mr. M. J. Park Mr. E. Almond Tel: (01772) 337258 AIMS To promote an interest in history generally and that of the Leyland area in particular MEETINGS Held on the first Monday of each month (September to July inclusive) at 7.30 pm in The Shield Room, Banqueting Suite, Civic Centre, West Paddock, Leyland SUBSCRIPTIONS Vice Presidents: £10.00 per annum Members: £10.00 per annum School Members: £1.00 per annum Casual Visitors: £3.00 per meeting A MEMBER OF THE LANCASHIRE LOCAL HISTORY FEDERATION THE HISTORIC SOCIETY OF LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE and THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR LOCAL HISTORY Visit the Leyland Historical Society's Web Site at: http//www.leylandhistoricalsociety.co.uk C O N T E N T S Page Title Contributor 4 Editorial Mary Longton 5 Society Affairs Peter Houghton 7 From a Red Letter Day to days with Red Letters Joan Langford 11 Fascinating finds at Haydock Park Edward Almond 15 The Leyland and Farington Mechanics’ Institution Derek Wilkins Joseph Farington: 3rd December 1747 to Joan Langford 19 30th December 1821 ‘We once owned a Brewery’ – W & R Wilkins of Derek Wilkins 26 Longton 34 More wanderings and musings into Memory Lane Sylvia Thompson Railway trip notes – Leyland to Manchester Peter Houghton 38 Piccadilly Can you help with the ‘Industrial Heritage of Editor 52 Leyland’ project? Lailand Chronicle No. 56 Editorial Welcome to the fifty-sixth edition of the Lailand Chronicle.
    [Show full text]
  • Preferred Options
    Preferred Options Site Allocations and Development Management Policies Development Plan Document – Appendices November/December 2011 C O N T E N T S Appendix 1 – Development Management Policies ......................................................1 Appendix 2 – Preferred Sites To Be Taken Forward .................................................11 Appendix 3 – Proposed Sites Not To Be Taken Forward ..........................................19 Appendix 4a – Central Lancashire Submission Core Strategy, Infrastructure Delivery Schedule Tables....................................................................................22 Appendix 4b – South Ribble Infrastructure, taken from the Central Lancashire Submission Core Strategy, Infrastructure Delivery Schedule (Appendix 4a).......30 Appendix 5 – Retail Maps..........................................................................................33 Leyland.................................................................................................................. 33 Penwortham .......................................................................................................... 34 Bamber Bridge....................................................................................................... 35 Tardy Gate............................................................................................................. 36 Longton.................................................................................................................. 37 Kingsfold...............................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Central Area Fisheries Annual Report 1996
    Central area fisheries annual report 1996 Item Type monograph Publisher Environment Agency North West Download date 30/09/2021 01:07:41 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/1834/25204 CENTRAL AREA FISHERIES ANNUAL REPORT 1996 CENTRAL AREA FISHERIES PERSONNEL MANAGERS AND TECHNICAL STAFF Mr P Greifenberg Area General Manager Mr J Shatwell Area Fisheries, Recreation and Ecology Manager Mr M Atherton Area Fisheries and Recreation Manager Mr D Cliftan-Dey Fisheries Technical Officer Mr G Talbot Fisheries Technical Assistant Mrs E Cummings Technical Liaison Assistant FISH FARM STAFF Levland Fish Farm Mr R Taylor Fish Farm Manager Mr J Stone/Mr R Oldfleld (from 01/11/96) Technical Assistant Witcherwell Fish Farm Mr J Jacques Fish Farm Manager Mr G Talbot Technical Assistant BAILIFF TEAMS River Lune Bailiffs Mr P Horner Fisheries Inspector Mr J Staveley (to 28/02/96) Senior Bailiff Mr J Cizdyn (from 15/10/96) Bailiff Mr M Browne Bailiff Mr J Burton Bailiff Mr A Clarke Bailiff/Coxswain Mr M Moore (to 30/6/96) Bailiff Mr R Bevins (from 01/11/96) Bailiff River Rihhle Bailiffs Mr S Whittam Fisheries Inspector Mr S Leech Senior Bailiff Mr I Bentley Bailiff Mr A Blezard Bailiff Mr P Glover Bailiff Mr N Handy Bailiff Mr J Johnson Bailiff Mr G Wharton Bailiff USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS 24 hour Freephone Emergency Line 0800 807060 24 hour River call Service 0891 500999 (Rivers Irwell, Goyt, Dane, Weaver, Ribble, Lune and Eden) Flood Warning Line 0645 881188 Lutra House, Preston 01772 339882 Fax 01772 627730 Richard Fairclough House, Warrington 01925 653999 Environment Agency Regional Office CONTENTS 1.
    [Show full text]
  • Let's Cycle Preston and South Ribble
    The Guild Wheel www.lancashire.gov.uk The Preston Guild Wheel is a 21 mile Stop at the floating Visitor Village where circular cycle route round Preston opened you will find a cafe, shops and information comms: xxxx to celebrate 2012 Guild. Preston Guild centre. There are lakes, hides, walking trails occurs every 20 years and has a history and a play area. The reserve is owned by going back 700 years. Lancashire Wildlife Trust. www.brockholes.org The Guild Wheel links the city with the Getting about by bicycle surrounding countryside and river corridor. Preston Docks – Stop for a drink at one It takes you through the different landscapes of the cafes and pubs by the dockside or Did you know that there are now over 75 Cycle to the station that surround the city, including riverside ride down to the lock gates. When opened km of traffic free cycle paths in Preston Fed up with motorway driving. More and meadows, historic parks and ancient in 1892 it was the largest dock basin in and South Ribble? With new routes like more people are cycling to the station woodland. Europe employing over 500 people. Today the Guild Wheel and 20 mph speed limits and catching the train. A new cycle hub is the dock is a marina. it is becoming more attractive to get opening at Preston station in Summer 2016. Attractions along the route include: www.prestondock.co.uk around the area by bicycle. There is good cycle parking at other stations Avenham and Miller Parks – Ride through Cycle clubs in the area.
    [Show full text]
  • Coffee-Day-Quiz-1-Answers
    HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW CROSTON? 1. What is carved on the plaque on the Old Police Station? Three Lions and 1880 2. How many almshouses are there? Thirteen. Two in Station Road. Four in Westhead Road. Four on Shevington Causeway. Three on Back Drinkhouse Lane. 3. What year was the railway line opened in Croston? 1849 4. Who was the architect of the OLD Croston Hall and Chapel of the Holy Cross? Edward Welby Pugin 1834-1875. Son of A.W.Pugin, who worked on the Palace of Westminster. 5. What river forms the boundary between Croston and Bretherton? River Lostock. Starting in the hills at Withnell, running through Whittle-le-Woods, Cuerden Valley Park, Farington and Leyland before joining the Yarrow at Croston. 6. What year was the stone cross replaced on the steps in Church Street. 1953. The year of the Coronation. It was unveiled by Tommy Dalton, the blacksmith who had donated the sandstone millwheel from which the cross was cut. 7. How many bridges cross the River Yarrow in Croston? Seven. Mill Bridge: Croston Hall Bridge: Chapel Bridge: School Footbridge: Town Bridge: Castle Bridge and Fishery Bridge. ( There is also a bridge just for the single track railway.) 8. What names are on the listed Boundary Stone? Croston and Ulnes Walton. The Boundary Stone is opposite the Highfield Public House on Southport Road. The carved letters were gauged out during WWII to confuse the Germans when they took over the country (that’s how real the fear was in 1940.) The names have since been painted back on.
    [Show full text]
  • Route 9: Map A
    Contains OS data © copyright and database right 2017 Route 9: Map A River Ribble 5, 6 7 Avenham 2 Park 3, 4 1 Lower Penwortham 1 Gateway feature and enhancement of route from Fishergate to Avenham Park to aid wayfinding. 2 Provide visible signs to raise awareness of the route. Widen or remove staggered barriers to improve access. 3, 4 Route from River Ribble bridge to Bamber Bridge - route requires regular maintenance, such as cutting back and sweeping. Remove or rationalise barriers on route to improve access for all. 5, 6 Old Tram Rd to Bamber Bridge - route requires regular maintenance, such as cutting back and sweeping. Lighting required along whole route (either old railway path or old tramway. 7 Upgrade and surface. Contains OS data © copyright and database right 2017 Route 9: Map B School Lane 9 8 Route 12 Bamber Bridge 10 11 Route 10 Route 10 13 17 12 16 21 14 15 Lostock Hall Route 11 19 20 8 Environmental enhancement to open up 15 Widen space between bollards. and improve perceptions of safety. 16 Junction narrowing and gateway to 20 9, 10 Provide additional sloped access to the mph area. route. 17 From Brownedge to Station Road – 11 Graduate out slope; replace barriers with environmental and highways enhancement more accessible feature. to reinforce 20 mph 12 Widen and resurface informal link up to 19 Environmental enhancement and the roundabout and formalise crossing surface, light and sign new link and upgrade facilities. access into Edward St. 13 Widen path to shared use creating 20 Add signs for ‘quiet’ route and open up alternative link avoiding underpass.
    [Show full text]
  • Autumn 2017 Issue 53
    Autumn 2017 Issue 53 BRETHERTON PARISH COUNCILLORS CHAIR Welcome to the autumn village newsletter. The summer, such as it Cllr Barbara Farbon was seems to have flown by and the nights are now drawing in. 01772 600750 The Parish Councillors are happy to welcome Councillor Kevin VICE CHAIR Wigley who has filled the vacant position on council. Kevin stood Cllr Gwyneth Lloyd 01772 600705 for election in 2015 when there were eight nominees for six positions. When a vacancy arose due to the resignation of Mr Bob Bertram, the two unsuccessful candidates were approached and Cllr Wayne Jackson 01772 600500 Kevin was happy to fill the position. Cllr Tony Rigby We now await the results of the Best Kept Village Competition. 01772 600602 The tidy village group has been doing its best to keep the village looking tidy but the task is made increasingly difficult when cars Cllr Karen Wait and cyclists seem to think it is acceptable to jettison their rubbish 01704 822676 into the grass verges and hedgerows. Most Bretherton residents take a great pride in the appearance of the village and it is such a Cllr Kevin Wigley shame when people travelling through abuse it in this way. 01772 603633 In November the newly refurbished war memorial will be re- CLERK TO THE PARISH COUNCIL Glenys Southworth dedicated and used to remember the fallen soldiers from the two 12 The Avenue World Wars. We urge all residents, if they can, to attend the Penwortham annual service and give thanks for those who sacrificed their lives PR1 0SU to give us the freedoms we enjoy today.
    [Show full text]
  • Lancashire: a Chronology of Flash Flooding
    LANCASHIRE: A CHRONOLOGY OF FLASH FLOODING Introduction The past focus on the history of flooding has been mainly with respect to flooding from the overflow of rivers and with respect to the peak level that these floods have achieved. The Chronology of British Hydrological Events provides a reasonably comprehensive record of such events throughout Great Britain. Over the last 60 years the river gauging network provides a detailed record of the occurrence of river flows and peak levels and flows are summaried in HiflowsUK. However there has been recent recognition that much flooding of property occurs from surface water flooding, often far from rivers. Locally intense rainfall causes severe flooding of property and land as water concentrates and finds pathways along roads and depressions in the landscape. In addition, intense rainfall can also cause rapid rise in level and discharge in rivers causing a danger to the public even though the associated peak level is not critical. In extreme cases rapid rise in river level may be manifested as a ‘wall of water’ with near instantaneous rise in level of a metre or more. Such events are usually convective and may be accompanied by destructive hail or cause severe erosion of hillsides and agricultural land. There have been no previous compilations of historical records of such ‘flash floods’or even of more recent occurrences. It is therefore difficult to judge whether a recent event is unusual or even unique in terms of the level reached at a particular location or more broadly of regional severity. This chronology of flash floods is provided in order to enable comparisons to be made between recent and historical floods, to judge rarity and from a practical point of view to assess the adequacy of urban drainage networks.
    [Show full text]
  • Revised Sustainability Appraisal Evidence Gathering
    Local Development Framework Central Lancashire Core Strategy Revised Sustainability Appraisal Evidence Gathering November 2011 Contents Appendix 1: Review of Relevant Policies, Plans and 1 Programmes and Sustainability Objectives Appendix 2: Baseline Information 45 Appendix 3: Sustainability Issues and Problems 79 APPENDIX 1 - REVIEW OF RELEVANT POLICIES, PLANS AND PROGRAMMES AND SUSTAINABILITY OBJECTIVES International Plans and Programmes Sustainability Appraisal Topic Plans & Biodiversity Population & Air Quality Social Accessibility & Culture & Heritage Economic Regeneration Core objectives Strategies Human Health Inclusiveness Transport links Development & (healthy lifestyles) Employment Johannesburg Objectives to Objectives to Objectives to Objectives to Objectives to No key issues Objectives to No key issues Ensure that the Declaration on manage, protect improve health reduce the risks of eradicate poverty improve identified. promote economic identified. principles of Sustainable and enhance care and facilities climate change and equitable transportation and development, Commitment to sustainable Development ecological for all. and improve air society. Achieving access to education and renewable energy development are (2002) resources and quality by a balance services. training in new and energy inherent biodiversity. changing patterns between social, technologies. efficiency. throughout the of lifestyle. environmental and LDF and economic highlighted in objectives. Core Strategy. • Generate Resource Efficiency Key Targets & • New
    [Show full text]
  • Bird Report 18
    CHORLEY & DISTRICT NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY Chorley & District Natural History Society is a Registered Charity Registration Number 513466 ANNUAL REPORT 2011 Editor N.T.Southworth, 9, Queensgate, Chorley PR7 2PX (01257 276065) ******************* 1 The Society's recording area follows the boundary of the Chorley Borough in the north, west and south but extends beyond the boundary in the east to include Belmont reservoir plus the whole of the Roddlesworth reservoir system and Tockholes Plantations. 2 CONTENTS Review of the Year 4 Secretary's Report 7 Flora Report 8 Fungi Report 9 Invertebrate Report 11 Flight periods of Dragonflies 16 Flight periods of Butterflies 17 Bird Report 18 Rookery Census 61 Waterfowl Counts 61 Ringing Report 62 Mammal, Reptile and Amphibia Report 67 Fish Report 73 RECORDERS Flora David Beattie Fungi Joyce Riley Insects Phil Kirk Birds Neil Southworth Mammals and Joyce Riley Amphibia 3 REVIEW OF THE YEAR The new year started with a damp, foggy day, but the following two days were fine with overnight frost, then snow on the 4th. This led to fears that January might bring a repeat of the freezing conditions of December. This was not to be as milder weather arrived mid-month, with temperatures climbing into double figures with a maximum of 11°C on the 15th. However, as the weather turned fine, the temperatures fell and sharp frosts returned with -5°C on the 20th, and apart from a wet day on the 25th, dry, fine weather persisted to the end of the month 4ith frosts of -4°C on 28th and 29th.
    [Show full text]