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