APPENDIX I Compartment Map Descriptions Work Schedule Site based Risk Assessment Task based Risk Assessment Site Inspection Form 1 - 5 2a 7 6 h t Pa 1 © 11 C r o w n 3 C 18 o p y r i g h t . A 8 l l 2 r i g h t 17 s r e 9 s e r v e d . 10 T e s t V 4 16 a l l e y 12 B E o N A 14 L r 2b o S u W O g L h BAR C 13 o u n c i l 1 15 0 0 0 2 4 2 9 5 . 2 0 1 0 Scale: NTS @ A4 P Date: 24th December 2010 Map Showing Rooksbury Mill Local Drawn: Ian Moodie Dept: GIS Nature Reserve Compartment Boundaries Doc: 2 • Cut banks yearly to end of the season and remove arisings. Cut on circular rotation - 1 third of bank per year (in accordance to EA regulations on flood prevention) Compartment 1 Mill Lake • Areas between lakes become ‘quiet’ areas with no public access • Where possible, soften edges of lakes by decreasing gradient. • Cut aquatic weed three times yearly in April, June, August or as required and remove from site. • Leave gap between paths and lakes • Cut grass to different swards heights. Mow and remove arisings. Where no formal path, cut grass as needed to maintain public access. Divide area into 3 parallel zones. Cut central area Compartment Improved adjacent to paths twice yearly (first cut in March, second in 2a pasture October). Cut second zone (2-3 metres) every two years. Cut third zone on a four-year rotation • Control spread of Japanese knotweed using Roundup Biactive in compliance with EA regulations • Control ragwort through hand pulling and removal from site Compartment Improved • Manage as in compartment 2a 2b pasture • Dependant on desire lines and entrances for pedestrians. Scrub Compartment 3 • Coppice/pollard species when necessary boundary • Gap up where possible using native species of local province • Manage banks as in compartment 1. Compartment 4 Barlows Lake • Increase light into wetland by promotory in Barlows Lake • Coppice planted willow 1 in 3 annually from 2018 to maintain Riparian low level screening Compartment 5 planting • Coppice planted alder from 2019 2 times annually to maintain low level screening • Remove trees if seen as a danger to the public • Leave as much dead wood as possible Riparian Compartment 6 • Maintain and enhance emergent vegetation along bank woodland • Remove trees from riverbank to increase light to river system, though leave a small number as bird perches • Coppice overhanging trees • Encourage emergent vegetation by leaving a 2 meter buffer Compartment 7 River Anton zone adjacent to the banks of the river • Refer to River Anton Enhancement Strategy 3 Meadows • Maintain meadow as in compartment 2 Compartment 8 and stew • Non-intervention to allow natural succession ponds • Non intervention Compartment 9 Scrub • Restrict public and maintain no public access • Control breach in lake bank (overflow) • Phase out poplar following establishment of understory planting Compartment Poplar • Remove tree guards on planting when necessary 10 plantation • Coppice hazel on rotation from 2019 Compartment • Maintain as fen. Cut on rotation one side each year Rank fen 11 • Thin trees as necessary to favour field layer Compartment • Thin trees around pond to increase light Rank fen 12 • Maintain as hedgerow Compartment Hedgerow • Gap up where necessary using native trees of local province 13 • Coppice to improve quality to allow for hedge to be laid in future • Manage as in compartment 7 • Cut grass to different swards heights. Mow and remove arisings. Where no formal path, cut grass as needed to maintain public Compartment River Anton access. Divide area into 3 parallel zones. Cut central area 14 adjacent to paths twice yearly (first cut in March, second in October). Cut second zone (2-3 metres) every two years. Cut third zone on a four-year rotation • Cut grass twice yearly and remove arisings as in compartment Compartment Unimproved 2 15 pasture • Continue to remove scrub to favour nationally important ground flora. • Practice regulated pruning on a 2 year rotation to maintain healthy trees and enhance the area for wildlife. Pruning should Compartment Orchard be conducted between November and the end of March, after 16 the leaves have dropped and fruit has been produced. • Cut grass twice yearly removing arisings Compartment Scrubland • Non-intervention to allow natural succession 17 • Control ragwort through hand pulling and removal from site Compartment Rough • Cut and rake grass by hand and remove arising where possible 18 grassland • Control extent of bramble to avoid encroachment 4 Work Schedule 2014 - 2024 Year Objective Prescription Compartment 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2014 2015 2016 2017 Maintain and increase Cut one third of the 1,4,7,9,14 * * * * * * * * * * habitat for watervoles bank once per year (in accordance with EA regulations on flood prevention Control Invasive ragwort Pull by hand and Whole Site * * * * * * * * * * remove from site Make safe any dangerous Remove unsafe trees Whole Site * * * * * * * * * * trees from site. Leave deadwood on site if possible Conduct surveys where Undertake surveys necessary at appropriate time of year e.g. water vole, otter, bat, birds, terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates, higher and lower plant and reptile. Bats Whole Site * * * * water vole/otter * * * Birds Whole Site * * Terrestrial Whole Site * * * invertebrates Aquatic invertebrates * * * * * * * * * * higher and lower Whole Site * * * * * plants visitor Whole Site * * Butterflies Whole Site * * * * * * * * * * Install new interpretation Boards to be Whole site * boards installed on all entrances to site and remove unnecessary signage Monitor fishing within Mill Continue to bailiff 1 * * * * * * * * * * Lake fishing on Mill Lake Annual feedback 1 * * * * * * * * * * questionnaire, including species list Cut grass and remove Cut to differing 2a,2b,15,16 * * * * * * * * * * arisings sward heights twice yearly (first cut in March and second in October) Keep footpaths Where no formal 2a,2b,8 * * * * * * * * * * accessible footpath exists cut grass twice yearly in March and October or as needed Cut weed within Mill Lake Cut and remove of 1 * * * * * * * * * * to aid fishing site aquatic weed 3 times yearly in April June and September or as required Maintain swims for Cut swims hedges 1 * * * * * * * * * * fishing and paths Maintain fishing 1 * * * * * * * * * * platforms and replace where necessary Install new platforms 1 *Swim *Swim * * on remaining swims 8 and 5 6 1 (swims 1,3,5, 6, 8, complete 10, 11,12) one yearly Coppice/pollard Coppice/pollard 6,7,14 * * * * * species where necessary to maintain healthy trees Remove conifer hedge Replant with native 5 * * alder and willow and fence to allow riparian vegetation to develop Maintain hedgerow Maintain and gap 2b * up hedgerow where necessary. Lay hedge every 7 years. 8 * 16 * * * * Reinstate chalk Maintain scrub at 2a,15 * * * * * * * * * * grassland current extent to avoid encroachment Maintain fruit trees Practice regulated 16 * *Jan * * * pruning to prolong 2018 life and maintain good fruit production Mulch trees 16 * * * * * Reduce nettles Reduce the extent 16 * * * * * * * * * * of nettles through cut and collection to reduce nutrient loading and encourage increased diversity Control non-native Remove sycamore Whole Site * * * * * * * * * * species trees and saplings Control spread of 2a * * * * * * * * * * Japanese knotweed by injecting with Roundup Biactive in spring or as required Monitor site for 7,14 * * * * * * * * * * mink and control if necessary Control spread of Whole site * * * * * * organge balsalm Existing and possible Surveillance of fly Whole site * * * * * * * * * * future threat of fly tipping tipping Litter and dog mess Continue to Whole Site * * * * * * * * * * encourage removal of litter and dog mess through education and wardening Whole Site * * * * * * * * * * Litter picks to be conducted weekly or as required Enhance riparian zone Undertake 7,14 As required or when material is available maintenance of faggots to ensure continued effectiveness Fill in behind faggots 7,14 using woody debris to encourage silt deposits and the establishment of riparian vegetation Cut grass and remove 8 * * * * * * * * * * arisings Cut grass using Allen Sythe. Rake by hand to encourage dispersal of wildflower seeds (October) Risk Assessment APPENDIX II Species Records A Fresh Water Invertebrates B Floral Records C Bird Records D Bioblitz E Moths F Butterfly G Watervoles H Fish Population Survey I Invertebrate Survey H Water Assessment and Management 18 A - Fresh Water Invertebrates The data below has been gathered during school visits. A typical collecting day consists of four sessions. Six groups of children in each session collect from the water using nets with 1 mm mesh. These are sorted through in white trays and a selection of animals taken from the trays and put into smaller pots. Animals from all trays are used to compile a list for the day. Towards the end of the session, each group estimates the numbers of particular animal types in their tray. The list below shows the recorded species list for each year from 2014 - 2019. Although there is considerable variation in the collecting effort and accuracy of each group, the number of repetitions does provide a degree of validity to the data, at least with respect to observing trends, and this is the main reason for gathering the data. Animals recorded during the school visits 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Hydra Flatworm * * * * * * Lumbriculus * * * * Fish Leech – Piscicola * * * * * Leech – Theromyzon * * Leech - Erpobdella * * * Amber Snail * * * * Snail - Bythinia