Current Management Plan summary for 2022-2023

Filnore Woods Management plan annexe March 2022

Areas/compartments with long term aims and proposed work for the year 2022-23  (3 pages)

 

COMPARTMENT OR AREA

LONG TERM AIM

SHORT TERM

1

Welcome area

Keep as short grass

Maintain tool store

Consider making charcoal in kiln

Maintain by monthly cut in growing season

 

2

Stream Crossing

Maintain

Reinforce eroding bank downstream

3

Cuckoo Pen

 

Coppice with standards – one coupe per year

Utilise derelict cowshed as a campfire site, wood store or e.g. stage for an amphitheatre

Coppice a section of  hazel in winter 2022-23

Fell dead trees near paths and thin out some trees

                                             to allow in more light

Clear nettles round fallen oak

Remove trees crowding the three limes

 

4

Paddock

 

Hazel coppice

Sheiling School (or somebody else) could coppice a bit more

5

Old Plantation

 

Non-intervention

Leave fallen trees to rot

Maintain path

Fell dead trees and prune dead branches overhanging path

Plant occasional conifers for birds

6

Jubilee Way

Maintain

Keep encroaching brambles under control

7

Beech plantation between

Jubilee Way and Viewpoint

Return to grassland with a few trees as part of grassy slope

Maintain southern boundary

Remove bramble and blackthorn roots with

                             mattocks to promote wild flowers

Reinforce fence at top of slope

8

Grassy slope below Viewpoint

 

Wildflower rich grassland with occasional trees, mainly oaks planted by jays

Cut and collect grass, one third of area each year Remove brambles gradually

 

 

COMPARTMENT OR AREA

LONG TERM

SHORT TERM

9

Viewpoint woodland

Maintain as beech and yew woodland plus other species

No action other than controlling blackthorn

10

Viewpoint

Keep as short grass

Maintain by monthly cut in growing season

11

Rough area near post 6

 

Non-intervention

Maintain the few trees present, control blackthorn.

Use as dump for cut grass scythed on Viewpoint area

12

Hazel plantation

Hazel coppice with a few standards,

No action this year

13

Path and steps either side of Footbridge

 

Maintain this heavily used path

Keep steps repaired and topped with woodchip; some stone to reinforce middle of steps in winter.

Continue experimenting with sloping path – trenches, cross-sticks, stone, woodchip, etc

14

Valley woodland east

 

Maintain as high forest with a light canopy and clearings for wildflowers

Keep path repaired and levelled with woodchip, removing overhanging branches and cutting back encroaching blackthorn.

Thin out some of the trees gradually to increase light to woodland floor

Create a clearing in preparation for creation of pond by damming stream

15

Valley woodland west

 

Eventually the same as valley woodland east.  This slope was formerly rich in wild flowers

No action this year

16

Ash Wood (adjoining Valley Woodland)

 

High forest

Clear out litter from former camp site


 

 

COMPARTMENT OR AREA

LONG TERM

SHORT TERM

17

Ride below pylon from bottom of slope as far as footbridge

 

Flower-rich grassland

Cut and collect one half of grass annually

In future years cut back encroaching bramble

18

New Plantation

 

Coppice with standards

No action this year

19

Ride from West Corner up to Memorial limes

 

 

Maintain as a wide ride so that it dries out better

Maintain steps at west corner into allotment field

Prevent further encroachment by brambles

In future cut back brambles by 3metres

Repair steps at west corner (more robustly)

20

Memorial lime area

Keep as short grass

Maintain by monthly cut in growing season

21

Hilltop Pond

 

Maintain in the hope of welcoming amphibians

Some pruning of trees to let in more light to encourage marginal flowering plants.

22

Hilltop Wood Pasture and Meadow

 

Wood pasture with pollarded trees and flowering plants

Cut and collect one third of grass annually

23

Everywhere

Keep litter free

Collect litter

24

Everywhere

Maintain safety for visitors

Monthly walk round to assess risks

and mitigate where necessary

25

Picnic bench, 3 benches at viewpoint, (one near pylon), one near memorial limes

Maintain seating - 5 at present

Repair erosion at viewpoint

26

20 numbered posts

Maintain posts as a guide for visitors

Paint numbers and renew stripes as required


Jerry Dicker, March 2022

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