Blacka Moor management plan can be downloaded - scroll to the bottom of the page to find it. If you want any maps, these can be emailed to you. Refer to the list of figures on the Contents page of the management plan, decide which you want, and email us with your request.
Grazing
The cows are no longer on the heathland or pastures. The sheep are on the pastures only.
Link to the Sheffield Moors Partnership website here
http://www.sheffieldmoors.co.uk
Blacka Moor Volunteer Days
Regular volunteer days are held on the first Saturday and third Thursday of every month. Come and help conserve Blacka Moor Nature Reserve. It’s a great chance to get involved and spend on a beautiful nature reserve. Tasks vary each month and may include removing invasive rhododendron from the beautiful Strawberry Lee Plantation, coppicing birch at Bole Hill, path improvements and other practical conservation tasks. Come for the day or just stay for an hour, all extra hands are appreciated. Please bring suitable clothes & footwear, water, lunch/snacks.
Meet at Stony Ridge car park (the small car park at the end of the woodland on the left hand side as you drive out of Sheffield on the A625 Hathersage Road). Grid reference: SK 277 806. Hot drinks, biscuits & gloves provided. Bring suitable clothes & footwear. Email Sarah Sidgwick (Community Wildlife Ranger) for details 0114 263 4335.
Woodland for Wild Birds
Wild birds are a good indicator of the wellbeing of the UK’s wildlife, as recognised by the Government’s Quality of Life Indicators. There has been an alarming decline in the number of woodland bird species in the last 25 years – 20% decline of 33 woodland birds. So why this dramatic change? It’s attributed to the lack of woodland management so there is less variety of ages of trees and species. Anyone who knows Blacka Moor will know that it is full of archaeological features, especially in the woodlands, which illustrate its past. Charcoal platforms, white coal kilns, spoil tips, banks and hollow ways are all evidence of the ways in which the woods were used as an integral part of the local economy. So it makes sense to rejuvenate some parts of the woods by restarting some woodland activity. A programme has been put together for felling small groups of trees, thinning through some parts of the woodland, coppicing, rhododendron control and installing bird boxes. Whilst the woods are fairly good for birds in some places, there are areas that could be improved. We’ve had advice from the RSPB, Forestry Commission and of course our dedicated bird surveyor Jim Clarke. Jim knows the site incredibly well, and is usually the first to see any new species arrive at Blacka (notably the first ever British record of the homeyeri Great Grey Shrike in November). For more information contact Annabelle Kennedyon 0114 263 4335, or email a.kennedy@wildsheffield.com.
Read more about the Woodland Birds Project...
Blacka Moor Reserve Advisory Group (RAG)
This is a group that is made up of representatives from all sorts of organisations, as well as local people that use Blacka Moor. There are representatives from Friends of the Peak District, Sheffield City Council, Sheffield Campaign for Access to Moorland, Ramblers’ Association, Dark Peak Fellrunning Club, Dore Village Society, Peak District National Park Authority and Natural England amongst others. Most of the RAG is made up of members of the public (including mountain bikers, bird watchers, walkers and horseriders) so everyone is welcome to come to meetings, whether you’re on the RAG mailing list or not. We take agenda items before the meetings so that we can ensure that meetings are productive and positive. The idea of the RAG is that you as an individual or representing your club or organisation can contribute to the decision-making. This is a very useful way for us at Sheffield Wildlife Trust to understand the use and perceptions of Blacka Moor in a much wider way, and a way of generating ideas on how to solve problems. You can either join the mailing list to receive updates, minutes and information about meetings, events and work on the nature reserve, or phone 0114 2634335 to find out a bit more.
Future meetings to be confirmed
Minutes of meeting 12th March 2012
Work programme 2012/13 (draft)
Agenda for meeting 12th March 2012
Lookering
Local people who use Blacka Moor regularly have been helping us to keep an eye on the cattle, gates, walls and fencing. For more information please get in touch.
Contact details:
Phone 0114 263 4335.
Email for information on the volunteer days,s.sidgwick@wildsheffield.com
or a.kennedy@wildsheffield.com for anything else.
Soon to come:
- Minutes of past RAG meetings
Downloads
| Filename | File size |
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| Blacka Map felling.JPG | 315.64 KB |
| Blacka Managment Plan FINAL 2.doc | 600.5 KB |
