Langold Lake Management Plan - Bassetlaw District Council

Langold Country Park
CONTENTS Page
PART 1: DESCRIPTION
1.1 Location 4
1.2 Map Coverage 4
1.3 Owner 4
1.4 Size 4
1.5 Geology 4
1.6 Aspect, topography and altitude 4
1.7 Access 4
1.8 Surrounding land use 4
1.9 Site Description 5
1.10 Statutory Designations 6
1.11 Non-statutory Designations 8
PART 2: EVALUATION & OBJECTIVES
2.1 Evaluation of site features (Ratcliffe’s criteria) 10
2.1.1 Size 10
2.1.2 Diversity 10
2.1.3 Naturalness 10
2.1.4 Rarity 10
2.1.5 Fragility 11
2.1.6 Typicalness 11
2.1.7 Recorded history 11
2.1.8 Position in an ecological/geographical unit 11
2.1.9 Potential value 11
2.1.10 Intrinsic appeal 11
2.1.11 Biodiversity 12
2.1.12 Identification/confirmation of Important Features 12
2.2 Management Objectives 14
2.3 Rationale 15
PART 3: MANAGEMENT DETAILS
3.1 Management Projects and Prescriptions 23
3.2 Five Year Work Plan 27
3.3 Annual Work Plans 29
PART 4: BIBLIOGRAPHY 34
PART 5: APPENDIX 35
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