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1 Stanpit Marsh Nature Reserve Draft Management Plan Public response. Appendix 7 (Settled and proposed amendments to the Stanpit Marsh Management Plan) Report to Community Services Committee, 21 October 2009 Respondent Page SAMRA All Whole Check that spelling of byelaw is consistent throughout document document CBC Appendix Add 2008 Bird Disturbance Survey CHOG 2 General (para. 2, line 1) HRA 4 Designations (para 7, line 1) CBC 4 Past management (para 2, line 4) HRA 5 Past management (para 3, line 1) HRA 5 Past management (para 3., line 2) Addition: marsh habitat including salt marsh with creeks and salt pans, reedbeds and freshwater marsh There Insert between However and Crouch Hill : there are known sites of Stone Age and Bronze Age activity and.... Amend: saltmarsh to marsh Delete: either Capitalise M on meadow and add and Tutton s Well

2 B. Rossell 5 Past management (para 5, line 2) HRA 5 Past management (para 6, last line) B. Smith 7 Legal requirements (para 9, line 1) 8 Byelaws (para 6, last line) HRA 8 Leases and Licences HRA 8 Leases and Licences Delete it between Marsh and was. Additional line: In September 2008, the Council opened a new purpose-built Information for the Nature Reserve Amend: 2002 to 2000 Subject to Council decision: Addition: to wildlife and an amendment to Byelaw (j) to require dogs to be on a lead within the nature reserve. Addition: number Insert Bournemouth and to complete the name of the local water company

3 D. Rigden NMC 8 Leases and Licences B. Rossell 8 Right of access 4.2 (existing para 1, line 1) P. Fenning 8 Right of access 4.2 (new first para) 9 Public involvement 4.3 (para 3) B. Rossell 9 Grazing 4.4 (para 3, line 1) CBC 9 Grazing 4.4 (para 3, line 3) Addition: Fishing rights in the harbour to the lower limit of the Royalty Fishery are currently leased by Bournemouth and West Hampshire Water Company to Christchurch Angling Club, although the existing licence expires in Angling is by members of CAC, and by non-members through a system of day, weekly and annual harbour permits available through local fishing tackle shops. Anglers also require an EA rod licence. Anglers are requested to minimise disturbance to wildlife in sensitive areas identified on a map issued in their club membership book and with harbour permits. Delete: but and replace with comma between Marsh and it is not Open Access Addition: There are four adopted public footpaths for the main access routes. These are FP59, which is the circular route around the marsh; FP15, which it the route across Priory Marsh; FP64, which is the recently adopted (2007) path around the edge of the golf course. FP20 is the route along the northern edge of the Recreation Ground and includes Marsh Lane. Add sentence at end of paragraph to read: Members of the community are encouraged to take part in a site-based volunteer wardening scheme to supplement existing wardening. Begin new line starting From 1 st November : Delete: is being drawn up and insert has been agreed between grazing scheme and through the Urban

4 CBC 9 Grazing 4.4 (para 3, lines 3 and 4) HRA 12 Coastal Saltmarsh (para 10) HRA 12 Coastal Saltmarsh / HRA/CBC / HRA/CBC 13 Coastal Saltmarsh (c) 13 Coastal Saltmarsh Coastal Saltmarsh Amend from future tense, to read: This will be implemented during the Management Plan period and includes adjacent sites. Insert However, there is concern about the risk to the marsh and pollution to the harbour in the event of future inundation reaching the refuse tip beneath the Recreation Ground and the golf course before last sentence. Insert Christchurch Borough Council, as a registered stakeholder, will continue to contribute to the review of the Shoreline Management Plan for the area after last sentence. Add new bullet point, to read: there is a better understanding of the implications of sea level rise and the risk of pollution from the old landfill beneath the Recreation Ground and the golf course. Subject to Council decision: delete existing, and amend to read: Warden the reserve and revise the byelaws to require dogs to be on a lead within the SSSI. Addition to action (d): Raise awareness amongst watercraft users of the sensitive nature of Stanpit Bight to reduce disturbance of feeding and roosting birds. Insert new action (e), to read: Contribute to the review of the Shoreline Management Plan (SMP) with respect to the possibility of pollution from the old landfill. Insert new action to read: Contribute to relevant monitoring proposals for SMP.

5 B. Rossell 14 Lowland meadow & pasture (para 3, line 9) HRA 14 Lowland meadow & pasture (para 4, line 5) 15 Lowland meadow & pasture /CBC /CBC /CBC (c) 15 Acid (para 2, line 4) 16 Acid Acid Delete: a between restored over and 2-3 years. Delete: newly established Subject to Council decision: Delete existing and replace with: Ensure dogs are kept on a lead and under close control, in accordance with the byelaws (revised) and reduce. Insert new sentence after: public and horses, to read: Allowing excessive erosion to this fragile coastal sand dune may threaten its integrity. The plan includes an action to divert pressure from the worst affected areas as they occur. Insert new action (c): Allow recovery in the worst eroded areas by using appropriate means to divert pressure as required. Insert new bullet point, to read: Monitor and assess rate of erosion/recovery.

6 HRA 17 Improved (amenity) R. M. Walls 17 Improved (amenity) (para 2, last line) CBC 17 Improved (amenity) From P. Fenning 18 Reedbed, fen & swamp (final para) SAMRA 19 Reedbed, fen & swamp (a) HRA 19 Reedbed, fen & swamp (third bullet point) Insert new paragraph between 1 and 2, to read: Tutton s Well originated as a spring which became a dipping place to collect fresh water by inhabitants of Stanpit (Stone Pit) and local fishermen. The original spring was under the Guide Hut. The modern well was built c Amend spelling of compliment to complement Amend numbering to end of section Addition: continue sentence from Ashtree Fen, to read: together with an investigation of and, where necessary, works to clear culverts leading from Stanpit residential area. Addition at end of action: through wardening and signage where appropriate. Amend x to value 4

7 FOSM 19 Reedbed, fen & swamp M. A. Roach 20 Mudflats & MSC islands (para 4, SAMRA/ M. Hodges line 3) 21 Mudflats & islands (a) SAMRA 21 Mudflats & islands (b) B. Rossell 23 Running water (para 12, line 2) B. Rossell 23 Running water (para 3, line 4) P. Budd 32 Rare & scarce plants New bullet point: Ecological surveys, including invertebrate studies, to inform future objectives. Delete words boating and jet ski and amend to read: Water-based activities, particularly canoeing, kayaking and kitesurfing, etc Add word Warden to start of action Insert by education and enforcement between by dogs and ensuring that Insert: this between may have caused and could be gained Insert: to between past due and constrictions Add new action, to read: Include a section in the plan on lower plants as records emerge, e.g. for fungi, lichen and bryophytes.

8 SAMRA 34 Birds (para 2) 35 Birds / (g) SAMRA J. Buckley 36 Natterjack toad J. Buckley 36 Natterjack toad (2 nd bullet point) & (b) CBC 37 Prehistoric uses & Archaeology D. Rigden 39 Cultural features 5.18 (para 4, line 5) FOSM/SAMRA 40 Cultural features (a) Make consistent with rest of document by adding new sentence to end of paragraph to read: However, Byelaw (j) has not, to date, been an effective method of addressing disturbance by dogs. Amend sentence to read: Erect notices to identify the most sensitive areas of the SSSI to encourage Add final sentence: If the objectives below are not met by 2012 consider abandoning project but only following discussion with relevant parties Delete 2 nd bullet point in Amend (b) to read: Hold further discussion with Natural England and Amphibian & Reptile Conservation, to agree existing and future pond provision and location. Correct typing/paragraph error in first two lines Insert: The surveys also pre-date revised guidelines issued by CHOG, CAC and NMC to their members. Amend to read: Education, and enforcement of byelaws, through wardening.

9 Respondent Page 40 Cultural features CBC/FOSM 40 Information (para 1, line 3) CBC 40 Information (para 1, line 6) CBC 40 Information CBC 41 Information SAMRA/CBC 41 Information (c) Strengthen commitment to absorb pressure from the SSSI and to linked improvements to Recreation Ground by connecting new action to existing Objective in to read: Bring forward plans to improve the Recreation Ground to create a richer environment for people and wildlife, making it more attractive for informal recreational activities including dog walking. Insert: The new was funded by the Council with invaluable help and additional funding from the Friends of Stanpit Marsh and others in the local community. After SSSI. Change to present tense, to read: The new centre provides enhanced facilities for wardening and is providing the impetus towards the continued volunteer wardening system on the reserve. Insert paragraph between 1 and 2, to read: The Information has already won several awards for its innovative design, environmentally friendly construction and function. The interior has proven to be useful and flexible and, in addition to its primary function of interpretation and education for the nature reserve, it will provide many opportunities as a venue for hire and use for events, exhibitions and community activities Add bullet point, to read: Provide a flexible space for interpretation and other appropriate community uses. Amend to read: Consider building a website and forging links with other nearby similar facilities at Hengistbury Head and the Red House Museum for example.

10 CBC/J. Cantlie 41 Information Access & footpaths (para 3, line 2) 42 Access & footpaths (b) 42 Access & footpaths Add five new actions: (d.) Continue to promote the volunteer wardening scheme to assist with running the. (e). Install exterior notice board to provide information about the Nature Reserve, as well as a name board, identifying the new. (f). As appropriate, seek the expertise and assistance of user groups (e.g. FOSM, CHOG etc) in the production of interpretive material. (g). Maintain the infrastructure and facilities of the Information. (h). Investigate IT equipment, e.g. telephone and wireless internet, web cams etc Subject to Council decision: Insert after second sentence: Measures that ensure dogs on leads on the Nature Reserve could be sensibly balanced through a more positive emphasis for dog walking off the lead on an enhanced Recreation Ground. This will help protect the more sensitive areas of the SSSI, provide an enhanced public facility on the Recreation Ground and aid acceptance of a tightening of the byelaws on the Nature Reserve. Amend by adding at start of sentence: Create viewpoints along, improve the footpath surface and encourage the use of. Add new action to read: Prepare stronger, clearer and more informative signage to help people enjoy, appreciate and understand the special environment of the Nature Reserve.

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