Management Plan for Firth Park - MP4-Interreg

• It is SCC policy not to buy or use peat based products. The committee report passing
this recommendation, dated 1991, can be found in Appendix D6.
• During major thinning and felling operations, in the woodland areas, harvestable timber
will be sold and removed to help off-set the costs of operations and to make good use
of this renewable resource. Smaller timber is used for chipping or creating habitat piles.
B2.6 CONSERVATION OF HERITAGE AND NATURE
As discussed earlier (in A2.8), the site is covered by several designations, which in turn
ensure that the park’s future is assured.
• The woodland is now more actively managed to improve the age structure and
biodiversity of this section of the park.
• An events programme incorporating small and large-scale events promotes the
Heritage and Natural features of the park. This programme is created through a
partnership of Sheffield City Council, the Friends group and other local community
groups.
The Firth Park Leaflet outlines details of the park and provides visitors with information
and is available from the Reception in the First Start Centre.
B2.7 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
• Firth Heritage Park has an active Friends group helping to fund, plan and implement
both large and small-scale community based events. The Friends are working with the
First start manager and development officers and the North Area Ranger Team
support these events. Samples of the type of events and community engagement
exercises that take place within the park can be found as a download on our Ranger
website at:
http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/out--about/parks-woodlands--countryside/ranger-service
• The park is being used more and more by the local community both in an informal way
and through sport and other structured activities with links to Activity Sheffield’s health
promotion initiative and also through the locally based No Limits.
• The Firth Park Bowls club are based within the sports pavilion and use the bowling
greens for practicing and matches. The season runs from April to the end of
September. The green is often used by the Sheffield and District Parks Bowling
Association for Bowling Finals during late August and early September
• Our Outdoor Event Section manages large events and community requests for events
in SCC Parks. The aims and objectives of this section can be found in Appendix D.7.
• Comments on any aspect of Sheffield City Council’s work can be made via the
Corporate Feedback Leaflet: “Tell Us What You Think”. Further details can be found
in Appendix D8. The Tell Us What You Think leaflet is widely distributed to maximise
the general public’s opportunity to comment about all Council run services and is
available at the First Start Centre in the reception area.
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