| 2005 Summer Task List for Sulehay Nature Reserve | ||||||||
| Task list key: | Tasks shown in grey text are complete. | |||||||
| Priority | 1=highest (safety related), 5=lowest | |||||||
| Group | SVG=Sulehay Volunteer Group, PCV=Peterborough Conservation Volunteers, CON=Contractor, WLT=WildlifeTrust | |||||||
| Man Power | Min number of people working in team | |||||||
| Notes | Notes relating to task justification | |||||||
| Tools / Equipment | CS=Chainsaw +PPE, BC=Brush cutter (strimmer) +PPE, HT=Hand tools, TT=Tractor & trailer, RM=Reciprocating mower, WS=Warning signs | |||||||
| Wks | Number of weeks (at 1 day per week) covered by task | |||||||
| Task Reference | Priority | Group | Man Power | Notes | Planned date(s) | Task | Tools / Equipment | Date Completed |
| 1 | 2 | SVG | 1 | 8 | 16-May-05 | SF. Map extent of wild garlic. | GPS | |
| 2 | 2 | SVG | 1 | 9 | 19-May-05 | RH. Fit 'no horse riding' signs at tracks leading off byway. | HT | |
| 3 | 2 | SVG | 1 | 1 | 19-May-05 | RH. Remove stump by kissing gate in NW corner of Sammock's Hill West | HT | |
| 4 | 2 | SVG | 1 | 9 | 19-May-05 | SF. Fit 'no horse riding' signs at tracks leading off bridleways. | HT | |
| 5 | 3 | SVG | 1 | 4 | 03-Jun-05 | RH. Strim nettle, bramble & ragwort in RH Lower Wood glade. Remove arisings. | BC, HT | |
| 6 | 2 | SVG | 1 | 7 | 06-Jun-05 | 1.
Clear pheasant pen netting on RH Rail Track Spur 1. 2. Clear posts near FP between Nassington Bottoms Close and Calcining Banks. 3. Clear fence netting near FP on Calcining Banks. 4. Clear bags of ragwort left from last year. |
TT | |
| 7 | 2 | SVG | 1 | 7 | 06-Jun-05 | RH. Clear nettle around lodge. | HT | |
| 8 | 2 | SVG | 1 | 2 | 09-Jun-05 | RH. Spring. Mow all paths. | RM | |
| 9 | 1 | SVG | 1 | 1 | 13-Jun-05 | EF. Keep roadside hedge cut low. | HT | |
| 10 | 2 | SVG | 1 | 5 | 23-Jun-05 | SQ. Remove birch re-growth from stumps. | HT | |
| 11 | 2 | SVG | 1 | 2 | 07-Jul-05 | RH. Summer. Mow all paths. | RM | |
| 12 | 3 | SVG | 1 | 3 | 12-Jul-05 | EF. Clear ragwort. | HT | |
| 13 | 3 | SVG | 1 | 3 | 14-Jul-05 | EF. Clear ragwort. | HT | |
| 14 | 3 | SVG | 1 | 4 | 18-Jul-05 | RH. Strim nettle & bramble in RH Upper Wood glade. Remove arisings. | BC, HT | |
| 15 | 3 | SVG | 1 | 3 | 21-Jul-05 | EF. Clear ragwort. | HT | |
| 16 | 3 | SVG | 1 | 3 | 25-Jul-05 | EF. Clear ragwort. | HT | |
| 17 | 3 | SVG | 1 | 3 | 28-Jul-05 | RH. Clear ragwort on railway spur 1. | HT | |
| 18 | 3 | SVG | 1 | 3 | 01-Aug-05 | RH. Clear ragwort from Calcining Banks | HT | |
| 19 | 3 | SVG | 1 | 3 | 08-Aug-05 | RH. Clear ragwort from Nassington Bottoms Mire | HT | |
| 20 | 3 | SVG | 1 | 3 | 11-Aug-05 | RH. Clear ragwort from area around lodge. | HT | |
| 21 | 3 | SVG | 1 | 4 | 15-Aug-05 | EF. Clear bramble & hawthorn encroachment from forest edge into field. | HT | |
| 22 | 3 | SVG | 1 | 9 | 18-Aug-05 | RH. Map new fence line on east side Nassinton Bottoms Mire | GPS | |
| 23 | 1 | SVG | 1 | 1 | 22-Aug-05 | EF. Keep roadside hedge cut low. | HT | |
| 24 | 4 | SVG | 1 | 6 | 25-Aug-05 | SF. Clear sycamore saplings (uptp 2" diameter) and re-growth from stumps. | HT | |
| 25 | 4 | SVG | 1 | 6 | 01-Sep-05 | SF. Clear sycamore saplings (uptp 2" diameter) and re-growth from stumps. | HT | |
| 26 | 3 | SVG | 2 | 8 | 19-Sep-05 | SF & SQ. Check and empty dormouse boxes (with Ms Crawthorne) | HT | |
| 27 | 3 | SVG | 1 | 4 | 22-Sep-05 | RH. Strim nettle & bramble in RH Upper Wood glade. Remove arisings | BC, HT | |
| 28 | 2 | SVG | 1 | 2 | 26-Sep-05 | RH. Autumn. Mow all paths. | RM | |
| 29 | 3 | SVG | 1 | 4 | 29-Sep-05 | RH. Strim nettle, bramble & ragwort in RH Lower Wood glade. Remove arisings. | BC, HT | |
| 30 | 3 | SVG | 1 | 9 | RH. Check and maintain security of pheasant pen netting in RH Upper Wood | HT | ||
| 31 | 3 | SVG | 1 | 9 | SF. Continue repair to drystone wall on SF east side | HT | ||
| 32 | 4 | SVG | 1 | 9 | SF. Replace missing scallop marker posts. Re-number to make clearer from bridleway. | HT | ||
| 33 | 4 | WLT | 2 | 4 | EF. Autum. Cut, bale and remove arisings. | |||
| 34 | 4 | WLT | 2 | 4 | RH. Autum. Cut, bale and clear 20% of calcining banks grass area. Repeat anually over a different area. | |||
| 35 | 4 | WLT | 2 | 4 | RH. Autum. Cut, bale and clear Sammock's Hill West | |||
| 36 | 4 | WLT | 2 | 4 | RH. Autum. Cut, bale and clear Waldon Hill | |||
| 37 | 4 | WLT | 2 | 4 | RH. Waldon Hill. Weed wipe to treat thistle and ragwort. | |||
| 38 | 4 | WLT | 2 | 4 | RH. Sammock's Hill West. Weed wipe to treat thistle and ragwort. | |||
| Notes | ||||||||
| 1 | Work required for visitor safety. | |||||||
| 2 | Footpaths to be kept clear | |||||||
| 3 | Ragwort to be kept clear whenever possible | |||||||
| 4 | Grassland areas to be cut and cleared annually. | |||||||
| 5 | Part of management plan to reverse encroachment of scrub onto grassland areas | |||||||
| 6 | Further spread of sycamore to be stopped by the removal of saplings and treating stumps | |||||||
| 7 | General tidying exercise, bringing re-useable materials to the storage area next to the tool store | |||||||
| 8 | Long term monitoring to determine changes to density and spread. | |||||||
| 9 | General site maintenance | |||||||