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The Below E-Mails Detail the Information The below e-mails detail the information Parks and Countryside hold regarding meetings between Sheffield City Council (SCC) and Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust (SRWT) concerning Blacka Moor between the 1st April 2015 and 26th April 2016. The first is from our Woodland Officer and relates to a site visit made on the 24th March with Nabil Abbas from SRWT and Chris Smith from SCC’s Ecology Team. From: Gilpin John Sent: 08 April 2016 14:07 To: Smith Christopher Subject: Site Visits - Carbrook Ravine & Blacka Moor Hello Chris I really enjoyed the days out looking at both sites and their stark contrasts. Comments below; Carbrook Ravine • There’s quite a lot of historical tipping mainly along the site boundaries, requires immediate action. • Wooden sleeper bridge needs replacing/repair (fire damaged) • Access control needs improving i.e. A frame, Aughton Drive?. • Minor tree safety work required broken hanging branches. • Tree risk management - Nabil to provide most recent assessment and methodology. • Generally the site appeared run down with only periodic maintenance - requires additional/regular maintenance visits Blacka Moor • Some erosion to steep PROW a number of water deflectors require repair/ maintenance and eroded areas filling. • Piles of brash need to be dealt with as could become a fire risk in dry periods. • Woodland management suggestion would be to carryout small-scale coppice/selective felling in the wet woodland compartment on say a 10-15yr rotation helping to create open areas and introducing uneven age structure to the stand. • Overall the site is well maintained with evidence of a number of recent habitat and access improvements. Hope this helps. Kind regards John G. The second is from SCC’s Ecology Manager and provides the 2 annual monitoring reports that have been completed in respect of Blacka Moor. From: Harris Richard Sent: 26 April 2016 10:15 To: Heeley Chris (DEL PWC) Subject: FW: Blacka Moor - New FOI 1797 Hi Chris, Looking at our records we have visited Blacka and produced 2 reports in the period 01.04.15 to 05.04.16. Dates of meetings and SCC staff present included in reports. Regards, Richard Richard Harris Ecology Manager Sheffield City Council Meersbrook Park Brook Road Sheffield S8 9FL Tel: 0114 2734481 E-mail: [email protected] Attachment One - Blacka Moor Scrutiny Report 2015 Report Title: Scrutiny report to monitor and record compliance with the annual Service Level / Funding Agreement Client: Countryside and Environment Sheffield City Council Site: Blacka Moor Nature Reserve Report of: Michael Senkans, Biodiversity Monitoring Officer, Sheffield City Council Ecology Unit Tel: 0114 2753618 Email: [email protected] Date: 30.01.2015 & 20.03.2015 Purpose The purpose of this document is to report on measures in place and monitor and record compliance with the annual Service Level/Funding Agreement. Approach This report forms part of the approach taken to: 1. Review management plan annually and agree it. (Feb/March each year) 2. Review and agree costed work plan annually. (Feb/March) 3. 1 monitoring visit annually to determine compliance (combined office visit & site visit – dates to be agreed) 4. Sign off at year end monitoring reports and annual report (Feb/March). Scope The annual review of the management plan is to make recommendations for any minor adjustments if necessary in light of monitoring, and to take into account up-to- date scientific knowledge. Full review, research, and consultation of management plans normally take place every 5 years. The reviews and site visits will be conducted by Sheffield City Council’s Ecology Section. A site visit was undertaken on 30.01.2015 with site manager Nabil Abbas, Living Landscapes Manager – South, Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust, Tel: 0114 263 4335. Email: [email protected] Site description (Taken from the ‘Management Plan Extension for Blacka Moor Nature Reserve 2012 – 2015’ Blacka Moor is located on Sheffield’s south-western fringe, immediately south of the A625. It covers an area of 181 hectares (445 acres) and is centred on OS Grid Reference SK 287 806. Approximately 92 hectares is within the heathland grazing compartment, 31.64 hectares of in-by land (Strawberry Lee Pastures) and the remaining (mainly woodland) is approximately 57.36 hectares. Blacka Moor’s heathland, woodlands, steep-sided valleys, and drystone walls are typical of the fringes of the Dark Peak, and make an important contribution to the character of the surrounding landscape. The reserve is visible from the centre of Sheffield, and forms an integral part of the city’s skyline. From the moorland edge of the reserve, wooded valleys wind their way eastward towards the city, and add to the general impression of a rural landscape in close juxtaposition with the urban city centre. Perhaps the most significant quality of Blacka Moor in a landscape context is its location as a buffer area between the farmland to the east and the open moorland to the west. Blacka Moor’s topography is typified by a blend of steep stream gulleys, wooded hillsides, and more gentle slopes covered with heather and grasses. This gives rise to a ‘hidden’ landscape that provides added interest and a sense of exploration to visitors to the reserve, and is an important component of the overall character of the site. Much of the attraction of the reserve results from the fact that it forms a transition between the wooded lowland river valleys of Sheffield district, and the upland open moors of the Peak District. The landscape of Blacka Moor is characterised by a mosaic of woodland, copses, scattered trees, heathland, bracken, streams, wetlands and grasslands. The woodlands comprise a mixture of broadleaved woods, and mixed broadleaved and coniferous plantations, in varying stages of maturity. The open heathland typically consists of over-mature, leggy heather and bilberry, and the overall scene is complemented by a framework of drystone walls, in differing states of repair, that undulate across the moors, dipping in and out of view. The great variety of vegetation within a relatively small area also provides dynamic colour changes throughout the year, from the flush of bluebells and the fresh green of young birch leaves in spring, to the purple mantle of heather in summer, and the russet red of bracken in autumn. The open vistas provided by the heathland and wetland areas provide a pleasing contrast with the adjacent wooded areas, and patches of scrub colonising the heathland margins help to soften the gradation between the vegetation types. Monitoring Comments2 site visits were undertaken. The first coincided with a deep snow fall which rendered looking at certain parts of the reserve difficult. The second visit took place after the snow had cleared and proved a more worthwhile visit. Woodland: • The main management concern is to return the existing woodland to upland oak / birch woodland (avoiding wet woodland). An ongoing process, some thinning work is planned along the NR boundary parallel to Hathersage Road. Here sycamore will be removed. At present most felling is centred round safety work, especially along PROW’s. Cut timber is left in situ to create dead wood habitats (valuable for invertebrates, fungi and the species that feed on them). • Control the spread of rhododendron. Over the past 3 years 1/2 ha in total has been cut back, though shelter belts have been left along the Hathersage Road boundary and the lane leading to Strawberry Lee Pastures. As well as protecting the mature trees within the plantation from the prevailing winds, when in flower the rhododendron also provides a splash of colour for site users. In the past debris has been left in situ, though chipping will be carried out during further work and the resulting material used on nearby paths. Regrowth is cut back, though spraying may be an option. Rhododendron is host to the disease organisms Phytophthora ramorum and P. kernoviae, which attack oak. Is this operation a risk? • Control the spread of other non – native species (sycamore, red oak, Etc). Ongoing. There are areas where memorial planting has introduced non – native and potentially invasive species. Though spread seems to be checked at present, these areas are being monitored for self-seeding. • Retain an element of conifer woodland, namely areas of Scots pine. Ongoing. • Retain and increase the reserves stock of dead wood and veteran trees. Where possible fallen or cut timber is left in situ as a deadwood habitat. Standing deadwood is left where there is no safety concern to the site users. This provides the ideal nesting sites for species such greater spotted woodpecker, nuthatch, marsh tit, Etc. These structures also provide potential for bat roosts. (Bats have been recorded feeding within the wooded areas of the reserve). • Create and enhance glades. This is being dealt with as resources allow. • Protect wet woodland. Non – native species such as sycamore are gradually being removed from wet woodland areas. Maintaining the path network in these sensitive areas is utmost and generally keeps site users away from damaging the ground flora. Heathland: • Control spread of bracken. This has been attempted by using selective herbicide in larger areas and by hand pulling where the bracken is not as predominant. Spraying is carried out by trained and ‘ticketed’ staff from the Trust. Hand pulling is generally carried out on volunteer days. Both techniques are used by conservation bodies the country over. Flailing has also been used where the terrain allows vehicular access. The addition of grazing on site will also help to control its spread and help to break up the bracken litter which in turn will allow heathland species such as heather and bilberry to re - establish. • Control the increase of woodland and scrub within this habitat.
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