SHEFFIELD BOTANICAL GARDENS - University of Sheffield

A10. MONITORING & REVIEW
This Management Plan forms an active agenda for managers and employees to implement
appropriate management techniques and methods to ensure a continued success and
sustainable future for the Sheffield Botanical Gardens. It is intended that the plan is seen as
a dynamic, flexible management tool. To be appropriately adapted, by the nominated Parks &
Countryside Officer, to accommodate new information, altering circumstances, pressures, trends
and processes whenever they arise. Progress will be kept under active review throughout the
course of the year via monitoring at staff meetings, and in response to representation from
stakeholders.
A10.1 EXTERNAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT
Sheffield Botanical Gardens will be applying for Green Flag Award in 2007. If successful the
award would demonstrates that the Botanical Gardens has achieved the national standard for
quality parks and green spaces. The annual process of assessment for Green Flag will assist in
the annual review of the site.
A10.2 PUBLIC USE AND SATISFACTION
The Botanical Gardens users are encouraged to give feedback to the Gardens staff either through
the Friends group, directly to staff on site or through the SCC corporate feedback process (know as
“Tell Us What You Think.” This approach ensures that the Gardens continue to meet users needs.
A10.3 FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS
The seven year repair, restoration & regeneration project is seen as the stabilising stage of the
Gardens, from which further developments to enhance this importance local, regional & national
resource can be based. The Partnership Group, known from 2006 as the Stakeholder Group,
aspires to seek and secure further funding & partnerships to enhance the educational, research
and lifelong learning aspects of the Gardens, in particular to look at building more facilities for
lectures, demonstrations and propagation to, complement the quality of the Gardens. To assist
in this process a part time development officer has been appointed to lead on the next phase of
the project.
A citywide apprenticeship scheme centered on the Gardens is a target for the near future and satellite
sites will link into to the Botanical Gardens & horticultural resource and diversity available.
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