2006 Summer Task List for Sulehay Nature Reserve
Task list key:			Tasks shown in grey text are complete.
	Ref		Task reference number (background highlighting indicates no date allocated to task)
	Priority		1=highest (safety related), 5=lowest, 0=task not required, W=Winter program, G=Group task.
	Grp		SVG=Sulehay Volunteer Group, PCV=Peterborough Conservation Volunteers, CON=Contractor, WLT=awaiting Trust decision or action
	Tools / Eqpmnt		CS=Chainsaw+PPE, BC=Brush cutter+PPE, HT=Hand tools, H=herbicide+PPE, WS=Warning signs, M=Mower, HC=Hedge cutter, TB=Tractor+Baler, TM=Tractor+Mower, TT=Tractor & trailer,
	Man Days		Estimated number of days required to complete task
Ref	Pri-ority	Grp	Task	Tools	Man Days	Date Complete
1	0		SF. Pull ragwort in scollops and on bridleways. [LEAVE]	-
2	1	SVG	EF. Keep roadside hedge cut low.	HT, HC	2
3	2	SVG	RH. Clear nettle at kissing gate leading from Byway towards Calcining Banks. Clear to Compost Hollow.	HT	0.25
4	2	SVG	RH. Clear southern kissing gate between Sammock's Hill East and West.	HT	0.25	WLT
5	2	SVG	RH. Cut footpath through Nassington Bottoms Close.	M	0.25	12-Jun-06
6	2	SVG	RH. Pheasant pen. Cut back bracken to keep grassy areas clear. Clear to local burn site.	BC, HT	0.25
7	2	SVG	EF. Cut scrub on west side of field - mainly bramble, blackthorn or hawthorn. Clear brash to pile in forest.	HT, BC	0.5	Cut & cleared by contractor
8	2	SVG	RH. Clear nettle and bramble at kissing gate behind tool store. Clear to Compost Hollow.	HT	0.5
9	2	SVG	RH. Clear nettle and bramble at Lower Quarry kissing gate. Clear to Compost Hollow.	HT	0.5	9-Jun-06
10	2	SVG	RH. Cut back bramble re-growth inside pheasant pen. Clear to local burn site.	BC, HT	0.5
11	2	SVG	RH. Cut footpath through Calcining Banks.	M	0.5	12-Jun-06
12	2	SVG	RH. Paul's Glade. Cut bramble re-growth and clear to pile in wood.	BC, HT	0.5	20-Jul-06
13	2	SVG	RH. Mow untreated area Nassington Bottoms Close before ragwort begins to flower. Clear to Compost Hollow.	TM	1	12-Jun-06
14	2	SVG	RH. Pull ragwort on Spur 1. Clear to Compost Hollow.	HT	1	31-Jul-06
15	2	SVG	SF. Cut bramble re-growth on Mucky Ride. Clear to brash pile in wood.	M, HT	1
16	2	SVG	RH. Cut and clear nettle and bramble in Long Glade. Clear to local burn site.	BC, HT	2	31-Aug-06
17	2	SVG	RH. Cut and clear nettle and bramble in Lower Wood Glade. Clear to local compost pile.	BC, HT, TT	3	In progress
18	2	SVG	SQ. Keep West Path clear through Primrose Hill. Clear brash to local burn site.	HT, TT
19	2	WLT	RH. Clear ragwort on Calcining Banks - east side. Clear to Compost Hollow.	HT, TT	5	In progress
20	3	SVG	EF. Clear pile of dead regwort to compost hollow in RH (or burn in situ).	TT	0.25
21	3	SVG	EF. Stock fence in SW corner. Top wire requires re-fixing.	HT	0.25
22	3	SVG	RH. Fit 'no horse riding' signs at tracks leading off byway.	HT	0.25
23	3	SVG	RH. Clear nettle around lodge. Clear to Compost Hollow.	HT	0.5	12-Jun-06
24	3	SVG	RH. Cut back blackthorn re-growth against hedge in SW corner of Walden Hill. Clear to Compost Hollow.	TM	0.5	19-Jun-06
25	3	SVG	RH. Cut netting around bales in Compost Hollow.	HT	0.5	Abandon
26	3	SVG	RH. Cut nettle and bramble re-growth in Weighbridge Sidings. Clear to Compost Hollow.	M	0.5	22-Jun-06
27	3	SVG	RH. Cut path along Spur1.	M	0.5	22-Jun-06
28	3	SVG	RH. Cut path from NE corner of Sammocks Hill West to the gate between Sammocks Hill and Weighbridge Sidings.	M	0.5	WLT
29	3	SVG	SF. Fit 'no horse riding' signs at tracks leading off bridleways.	HT	0.5
30	3	SVG	SF. Mow ride edge through Sulehay. Cut back any excessive overhang.	M, HT	0.5
31	3	SVG	SQ. Collect old logs and stumps and take to burn site in quarry area.	TT	0.5
32	3	SVG	SQ. Mow ride edge through Stonepit Quarry. Cut back any excessive overhang.	M. HT	0.5
33	3	SVG	RH. Cut back bramble re-growth in Spur 1 scollops.  Clear to Compost Hollow.	M	1
34	3	SVG	SQ. Cut back bramble re-growth inside stock fencing along bridleway.	BC, HT	1
35	4	SVG	RH. Clear posts near FP between Nassington Bottoms Close and Calcining Banks.	TT	0.25
36	4	SVG	RH. Burn brash at Long Glade burn site.	HT	0.5	24-Jul-06
37	4	SVG	RH. Cut back birch re-growth in Upper Quarry. Treat stumps. Clear brash to local burn site.	HT, TT	1
38	4	SVG	RH. Cut footpath across north of Sammock's Hill.	M	0.5	WLT
39	4	SVG	SF. Clear remaining old post and rail fencing materials to RH storage area.	TT	0.5
40	4	SVG	SQ. Cut back birch re-growth and treat stumps. Clear brash to local burn site.	HT	1
41	4	SVG	RH. Burn brash at Upper Quarry burn site.	HT	0.5
42	4	SVG	RH. Map new fence line on east side Nassinton Bottoms Mire	HT	1
43	4	SVG	SF. Clear old pheasant pen posts, netting and palettes to RH storage area.	TT	1
44	4	SVG	SQ. Burn brash collected from clearing activities.	HT	0.5
45	G		SF. Continue repair to drystone wall on SF east side	HT
46	G		SF. Clear old bottles and glass debris from west end Cow Wood.	HT, TT
47	W	SVG	RH. Build section of fencing with stile at footpath leading off Byway (between Bracken Wood and Nightinggale Scrub).	HT, TT	2
48	W	SVG	SQ. Repair kissing gate leading into SQ from Quarry Ride (east end).	HT, TT	2
49	W	SVG	RH. Calcining Banks. Established ongoing plan to mow 3/4 of the coarse grasses area in 1/4 sections on three year cycle. Remaining 1/4 area to be left to evolve. Brash to be cleared to compost area in Corner Spinney.	TM	3
50	W	SVG	RH. Continue Walden Hill stock fencing. Include field gate between walden Hill and Calcining Banks.	HT, TT	10
51	3	SVG	Pull ragwort in Weighbridge Sidings	HT	2	22-Jun-06
52	2	SVG	RH. Clear ragwort on Calcining Banks - south side. Clear to Compost Hollow.	HT, TT	5	24-Jul-06
53	3	SVG	RH. Repeat cut of bramble etc in long glade. Clear to local burn site.	M, HT	1	31-Aug-06
54	3	SVG	RH. Burn arisings from Long Glade second cut.	HT	0.5
				Total man-days estimated for all tasks:	59