Meadow Management

Meadow

Description

Aim

Maintenance

Limekiln

Meadow

Mainly grassland with Riparian areas. Bramble patches next to Limekiln shaw  with paths.

Un-managed Willow area

Lightly cut meadow – low maintenance

Cut grass areas and manual brishing of bramble edges.

Footpath clearing

Hopkiln

Meadow

Mainly grassland with Riparian areas. Bramble edges next to Hopkiln shaw

Lightly cut meadow – low maintenance

Annual cut and manual brishing of bramble edges on as required basis.

Footpath maintenance not required

Roys

Meadow

Mostly mixed woodland, meadow has been confined to Little Ivy end

Cut scrub and Bramble annually

Heavy clearance required.  Footpath/vehicle track to be kept open.

Rainbow

Meadow

Mainly wildflower meadow with long Riparian area. 

Amenity area in creation along stream edge.

Thickets – natural and planted. Steep dry bank at Penfold hill end. 

Stand of Alders streamside.  Woodland edge with dry hedging and planted shrubs

Perennial wild flower meadow

 Selected areas to be cut and raked Sep and Mar, areas rotated on yearly basis.

Planting around Alders with vigorous perennials to compete with nettles. 

Clearing of public footpaths and  circular path through Kirkdale end. 

Steep bank clearance once or twice a year.