Reserve Management Plan Wyming Brook April 2019-March 2027 Wyming Brook by Sarah Sidgwick Sarah by Brook Wyming Acknowledgements Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust would like to thank the many individuals who have contributed to the formulation of this management plan. Please note that information concerning sensitive species has been redacted from this plan. Report by: Chris Doar and Rob Miller Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust 37 Stafford Road Sheffield, S2 2SF 0114 263 4335 www.wildsheffield.com Table of Contents 1.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 5 1.1 Purposes and formulation of the plan ....................................................................................................... 5 1.2 Structure of the plan .................................................................................................................................... 5 2.0 SITE DESCRIPTION ....................................................................................................... 7 2.1 General Information .................................................................................................................................... 7 Location and Extent .................................................................................................................................... 7 Landscape value and context ...................................................................................................................... 7 Site tenure and occupancy ........................................................................................................................... 7 Designations and Policy Context ............................................................................................................... 7 Public Rights of Way ................................................................................................................................... 9 Reserve Management ................................................................................................................................... 9 Health and Safety ......................................................................................................................................... 9 Adjacent land ownership ............................................................................................................................. 9 Site History and Past Management .......................................................................................................... 10 Services and Vehicular Access Points ..................................................................................................... 10 2.2 Environmental Information ..................................................................................................................... 11 Topography ................................................................................................................................................. 11 Geology ........................................................................................................................................................ 11 Pedology ...................................................................................................................................................... 11 Climate ......................................................................................................................................................... 11 Table 1. Thirty-year average climate data for Sheffield. ................................................................... 11 Hydrology .................................................................................................................................................... 12 2.3 Biodiversity .................................................................................................................................................. 12 Notable Habitats and Species ................................................................................................................... 12 Table 2: BAP Priority habitats and species .......................................................................................... 12 Table 3. Red Data Book species............................................................................................................... 13 Habitats ........................................................................................................................................................ 13 Conifer plantation ...................................................................................................................................... 14 Mixed woodland ......................................................................................................................................... 14 Semi-natural deciduous woodland ........................................................................................................... 15 Heathland .................................................................................................................................................... 15 Species .......................................................................................................................................................... 15 Bryophytes and Lichens ............................................................................................................................ 15 2 Fungi ............................................................................................................................................................ 16 Invertebrates ............................................................................................................................................... 16 Fish 17 Reptiles and Amphibians .......................................................................................................................... 17 Birds ............................................................................................................................................................. 17 Table 6: Species of conservation concern recorded at Wyming Brook. ............................................ 18 Mammals ..................................................................................................................................................... 19 2.4 Infrastructure .............................................................................................................................................. 19 Paths, Tracks and By-ways ........................................................................................................................ 19 Access Furniture ......................................................................................................................................... 20 Walls, Fences and Other Boundaries ...................................................................................................... 20 2.5 Cultural Context ......................................................................................................................................... 21 Archaeological interest and existing features (Figure 9) ....................................................................... 21 Community .................................................................................................................................................. 22 Recreation .................................................................................................................................................... 22 Outdoor learning ........................................................................................................................................ 23 2.6 Economics and Marketing ........................................................................................................................ 24 Past funding ................................................................................................................................................ 24 Productive land-use .................................................................................................................................... 24 Current and future funding schemes, income and grants .................................................................... 24 Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust Membership Recruitment ................................................... 24 Printed materials ......................................................................................................................................... 25 Websites ....................................................................................................................................................... 25 3.0 Reserve Vision AND Features of Interest .................................................................. 26 3.1 Vision Statement ........................................................................................................................................ 26 3.2 Feature 1: Broadleaved Woodland ......................................................................................................... 27 3.3 Feature 2: Bird community. ...................................................................................................................... 34 3.4 Feature 3: REDACTED. ........................................................................................................................