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GUNNERSBURY TRIANGLE NATURE RESERVE POND AND WOODLAND HABITAT
FIELDING MODULE LD3002 MANAGEMENT PLAN
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Asha Farah
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The park is opened 24 hours with out any restrictions.
Situated in the northern end of Chiswick, west
London and 10km for the centre of London.
Location:
Local planning
Authorities:
Majority of the site lies in the Borough of
Hounslow, along the northern edge of the site lies
in the London Borough of Ealing.
Approximately 2.5Ha
The London Borough of Hounslow owns the
free for the whole site including the Entrance
Yard.
Since 1985, the Borough has granted a li-
cence to London Wildlife Trust to manage
the site.
Area:
Land ownership:
Status: Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature
Conservation adopted in the L. B. Hounslow UDP (1996) and Ealing UDP (1995).
Boundary: The site is bounded along two sides by railway lines; the District line runs along the southern boundary,
whilst the North London Line (Silverlink) runs along the north-west side. Part of the north-eastern boundaryis made up by the entrance yard, which has a frontage onto Bollo Lane; the remainder of the north-eastern
boundary abuts onto commercial buildings and a scrap metal yard on Bollo Lane.
The north-west boundary has recently been re-aligned, following demolition of an old brick bridge over the
North London line
Public access:
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Management of Visitors MovementPaths and fencing maintenance 22
Gantt Chart 23
Section One: Involvement
Professional and Public Participation 24
Bibliography 25
Introduction 5Location 6General Site Description 7General Vegetation Description 8Objective of current management plan 9
Section One:Birch woodland
Physical condition 10
Current management plan 11PondPhysical condition 12Vegetation and wildlife along the pond 13Current management plan 14
Site Evaluation and Appraisals 15
Section Two : Proposed management planSilver Birch woodland:
Coppicing Management 17 EffectsandBenetsofCoppicing 19
Pond lifeImproving Pond conditions 21
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Location
fg.1
Gunnersbury Triangle Nature reserve is
a small area of semi-natural secondary
woodland about 10km from the centre
of London.
The majority of the woodland and
its associated wildlife have become
established by natural succession.
The London Wildlife Trust has
managed the site since 1985, underlicence from the landowners, the
London Borough of Hounslow, who
designated the site as a
formal Local Nature Reserve status
in 1987 (and the L. B. Ealing similarly
designated the section that lies within
Ealing in 1991).
But it is the presence of a number of
locally uncommon species, are that
the site is recognized as a Site of
Metropolitan Importance for Nature
Conservation.
Currently the site is regularly used byschool parties and is open to the public
a weekday and one weekend.
the reserve is run usually by one
seasonal warden and a volunteer, and
this is between May through to October
of each year due to the cut down of
funds.
whilst the overgrown junglequality
of this area is part of the its appeal,
tis has to be balanced against public
safety, where boughs of the willow over
hang the path.
Gunnersbury Triangle
Sport and Social Club
Fig.2
Gunnersbury Park
Thames River
Gunnersbury Triangle
Nature Reserve
Train link to West
London
Chiswick train station
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The reserve, isolatedfrom the surrounding
area by railway lines
Enclosed by a
maturing secondary
woodland trees
Mosaic of habitats,
such as rough
neutral grassland,
acidic grassland and
grassy open spaces
covered with bramble,
bracken,
Various wetland
communities and alarge pond, The site
is low lying, with a
varied topography.
Silver Birch Woodland
Birch/Willow Woodland
Willow Woodland and associated Wetland
South-west Facing Bank and Hedge
Acid Grassland
Neutral Grassland
Woodland/Scrub in the north corner
Pond
Ramp
Entrance yard
Site description:
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Physical Landscape
Topography:
Several level changes in site due
to extraction of materials in the
early 19th century
Geology:Brick Earth as the main
substratum,restingonoodplain
gravel
Soil:Dry, well-drained gritty sand and
gravel,andothersofnegrained
clay, pH range 4.1 - 6.0
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This illustration shows
ground level changes
of the site from two
main cross sections.
The rst (A-A) show
the level change from
the District trains
line on the west of the
site through the Siv-
ler birch compartment
and on to the opposite
small car park on the
east.The second cross-
section (B-B) repre-
sents the level changeof the site again from
the District trains
line on the west to
through the pond and
to the east housing
blocks.
Site topography
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Entrance yardFig.10 Fig.11
The current condition of the facilities are usable and
Fig.12 Fig.13
Tool shedOnsite toilets
Benches
Amenities and facilities on site included:
Asmallofceforthesitewarden
Ashedfortoolsusedformaintenance
Publictoilet.
3benchesthroughtoutthewholesite
1-informationboard
Despite the reserve being opened 24
hours, the limited facilities on the site
suggests the reserve is not to be viewed
as a local park, however the reserve ac-
commodates a full day event when the
park warden is available.The facilities also act as a deterrent to
troublesome teenagers or rough sleepers
by positioning the chair far apart and
allow some of the facilities to be available
during the time the warden is managing
the park which is only two days during the
weekdays.
Amenities and facilities
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Approximately 80% of
the site is covered
by recent secondary,semi-natural woodland
and scrub; the remain-
ing 20% is made up of
rough neutral grass-
land, acidic grass-
land, ruderal com-
munities, wetland
vegetation and a pond.
These communities have
grown up largely by
natural succession,
since the abandonmentof allotments on the
site used in the Sec-
ond World War.
Although the site
contains no nationally
rare species, a number
of locally uncommon
species are present
Fig.4
The species are di-
vides into 6 differentcommunities:
Grasses, Sedges &
Rushes
Ferns and Fern Allies
Mosses
Fungi and Micro-fungi
LiverwortsLichens
These communities are
managed by the park
warden, who is on the
site from early spring
to early winter.
The seed source become
established into the
site from other local
park and gardens,such
as Kew gardens whichis to the south west
of the site.
The trainagle is also
know for as the best
sites in the former
Middlesex for ferns,
including broad buck-
ler-fern, male-fern
and uncommon species1
Management of these
area subtle with the
1. London Wildlife Trust, 2005, Gunnersbury Triangle Local Nature Reserve: Management Plan 2005-2010. Progress report
FLORA NAMES
Sycamore Cotoneaster Hogweed Common melilot Red currant
Yarrow, Mil foi l Common hawthorn Narrow-leaved hawkweed Apple scented mint Dog rose
Corn cockle Hawksbeard Hawkweed Annual mercury Japanese rose
Water plantain Broom Wild hop Daffodil Garden roses
Hollyhock Wild carrot Cat!s ear Hemlock water-dropwort Bramble
Scarlet pimpernel Foxglove Holly Evening primrose Raspberry
Cow parsley Annual wall rocket Yellow flag Common poppy Eared willow
Lesser burdock Teasel Iris (garden hybrid) Mouse-ear hawkweed Goat willow
Horse radish Spanish bluebell Laburnum Ribwort plantain Grey willow
Common mugwort American willowherb Prickly lettuce Broad-leaved plantain Crack-willow
Michaelmas daisy Rose-bay willowherb White dead-nettle Amphibious bistort Bay willow
Aucuba Great willowherb Red dead-nettle Knotgrass Almond willow
Varigated aucuba Broad-leaved willowherb Nipplewort Aspen Common osierSilver birch Hoary willowherb Meadow vetchling Cowslip Elder
Downy birch Sun spurge Everlasting pea Gean, Wild cherry Ragwort
Buddleja Strawberry Duckweed Bullace Hoary ragwort
Water starwort Ash Garden privet Cherry laurel Oxford ragwort
Hedge bindweed Fumitory Purple toadflax Lungwort Groundsel
Large bindweed Cleavers Common toadflax Firethorn White campion
Shepherd!s purse Hedge bedstraw Honeysuckle Turkey oak Charlock
Hoary cress Cut-leaved cransbill Gypsywort Evergreen oak Hedge mustard
Pendulous sedge Soft cransbill Oregon grape Pedunculate oak Bittersweet
Creeping thistle Herb Robert Apple Red oak Black nightshade
Lily-of-the-valley Wood avens Common mallow Creeping buttercup Golden rod
Canadian fleabane Mudwort Pineapple mayweed Celery-leaved but tercup Prickly sow-thistle
Dogwood Ivy Black medick Wild mignonette Smooth sow-thistle
Attached in the appendix id the list of the plant spieces.
General vegetation description
Plants
Fig.5-9 Ground
cover
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The London wildlife trust manage
the site as it is leased by the Bor-
ough of Hounslow (LBH). The roleof the nature reserve in the local
community has evolved of the yearsbut the reserve has aim to achieve
the three main objectives and aims
which are unchanged since the lastmanagement plan of 1989, as fol-
lows;
To recognise the site as1.
an important example of
naturally-colonised wood-
land in an urban area, support-ing a range of locally uncommon
species.Thisisreectedbothinthe decision of the Public Inquiry
in favour of nature conservation
and, more recently, in the sitesdesignation as a Site of Metro-
politan Importance for Nature
Conservation.
2. To be valued as a place
where local people canamble peacefully,
It plays a valuable role3.
in providing a local
service in environmental
education
Analysis of the three aims:
Ecological - to manage the
nature reserve to conserve its natu-
ral biodiversity, and to conserve its
matrix of woodland, wetland and
grassland habitats through appropri-ate management.
Educational - to provide an edu-
cation service for local schools, col-
leges and the wider community.
Community - to enable access for
the local community and to preservethe feeling of naturalness, and rural
quality of the site, which is a large
part of its appeal.
(Based on existing objectives andaims of Gunnersbury triangle man-
agement plan)
The above objectives are all to dif-ferent extent achieved, and are
managed to a workable standard,
however management of these aimsare not frequently and consistently
carried out.In the above statements there is nomention of how human interven-
tion may be managed at any level
both visitors and wardens. There isalso no mention of how the reserve
intents to improve its publicity ofthe reserve which would enable the
warden to extend their stay and thus
carry out small management activi-
ties such as path clearance to im-
prove the access for the local com-munity this could be expressed to
replace:Community -equal opportunity of
access to site for less able bodies
as well as mothers with children andthe elderly.
The site in its current state is unsuit-
able for the requirement of thesecategory of people.
The management plan also make no
mention of the management of thepond wildlife. This is a crucial point
as the pond life adds to the diversityand being the main activity of the
site, This objective could be express
as an extent to the Community aimas:
To maintain pond life through ap-propriate management plan and to
provide education of the diversity ofwildlife present.
Another crucial point the current
management has not mention is theprotection of the trees and the wild-
life in the site. Human induce effectssuch as trampling being the most
damaging impact.
The Objective could have outline as
follows
To manage the foot fall and poten-tial damage to tree by enable partial
interaction.
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To manage and promote the site as a regionally valuable nature reserve,
whichwillbeofeducationalandcommunitybenet.
Fig.15
The site does not represent
a typical example of any of
the U.K. semi-natural habitat
types; indeed much was madeof its 'unique' quality at
the Public Inquiry.
Fig.16
Fig.14
Objective of Current plan
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Thewoodland covers 80% of the
site and the dierent areas areseparated by the emergence of the
dierent canopies of trees. In
total there are 4 compartments of
woodland areas;
Birch/Willow
Silver birch
Woodland Glade
Willow Woodland with associated
wetland.
SECTION ONE:
Ground cover in ivy and
bramble
Unmanaged and broken
shoots
Fig.25Fig.24
silver woodland descripition
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Overgrown branches Tree damage by poor protection Poor management of new treesFig.17 Fig.19Fig.18
Current physical condition of the woodlands
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Objectives
To promotenatural succession
to open mixed
native broadleaf
woodland
To protect and
encourage the
presence of
locally rare
plants, such as
lady-fern
To monitor yew
and holly to
ensure that their
numbers do not
become excessive
To discourage
disturbance by
the maintenance
of clear open
paths, and where
necessary.
Fig.28Fig.27Fig.26
Current management plan of Silver Woodland
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CURRENT PHYSICAL CONDITION OF THE POND
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Site Description Of Pond
The pond was dug in 1986 as
an economical move to attract
more visiting schools to the
site as well as to diversify
the potential the site has for
wildlife habitat. Activities
such as pond dipping have proven
to be very popular.
The pool is fed from the
natural water table, with the
result that the water level
uctuates seasonally. Most of
the vegetation has colonised
naturally, although some plants
have been introduced .The water is about 1.3m deep at
its deepest point (the south-
east side), but much shallower
elsewhere. In general there is
a gentle slope from the margins
towards the island in the centre.
It has no liner, and relies on
the natural water table. Some
marginal and submerged plants
were introduced in the rst year
(including the yellow ag iris,
purple loosestrife, cuckoo ower
and brooklime) but a majority
of the vegetation has colonised
naturally. A boardwalk and pond
dipping platform were installed
in 1992 with the help of a grant
from Barclays Bank and English
Nature. Additional shallow bays
have been added to the original
pond at various stages.
The water often becomes covered with duck-
weed, which represents a signicant man-
agement issue. In the past the water fern,
Azolla, has also been a serious problem.
Owing to its woodland setting, the pond re-
ceives a great deal of willow down (from
willow catkins) and has a tendency to de-velop oily lms.
SECTION ONE:
Fig.30Fig.29WINT
ER
SUMMER
NOV/DEC
JUL/AUG
Boardwalk An island
Fig.31 Vegetion growth during summer
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Wildlife Along The Pond
SECTION ONE:
Fig.33
Fig.34-36
Activity at the pool
Pond wildlife
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Current management plan of the pond area
The pond was made to provide a focus
for school parties. An island was
left to provide nesting habitat forwildfowl. Management has included
cutting back the willows on the
island (annually or every second
year) to control shading of the water
and provide dense nesting cover for
mallard. Overhanging trees have also
been cut back to improve light levels
and reduce leaf litter in the water. In
some years duckweed has been a severe
problem; this has been cleared by hand
netting. The pond oor was partially
de-silted, by hand digging, in winter1997-8. However, water level remained
low throughout 1999,
Objectives
To maintain the pond principally as1.
an educational resource, recognising
that it is also valued as a gathering
point and sitting out area by general
visitors.
To promote diversity of aquatic life.2.
To encourage a diversity of submerged3.
and marginal vegetation, minimising
dominance of excessively large areas
by invasive species.To control tendency to eutrophication4.
and silting up, which results from
willow catkins, leaves etc falling
into the water.
To maintain the pond in a visually5.
attractive condition as an important
landscape feature.
Island
Pond
Fig.38Fig.37
Pond covered in duckweed
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The site has a wealth
of wildlife and tree
species set along side
the urban fabric that
enclosing it .
The site is also
recognised as one
of the few areas of
naturally colonised
woodland within the
inner suburbs of West
London.
In terms of diversity
the site displays a
considerable variety
of species for its
size and location.
The reserve doessupport a number of
plant and bird species
that are uncommon in a
region (west London).
These include narrow-
leaved hawkweed,
prickly buckler fern
and crested buckler-
fern and amongst
the birds locally
uncommon nesting
species include
blackcap, sparrowhawk,
whitethroat and lesser
whitethroat.
Despite the rarity
and uniqueness of the
site, there are a
number of issues that
might build up to make
the site unmanageableif left in its current
state.
The site currently
feels over hang with
short and twisted tree
branches, blurred
footpaths, drowningpond life and an
uneasy feeling if
venturing alone.
The idea of achieving
natural wildness and
seclusion on the site
has some what been
achieved here and
this is one of the
unique factors that
differentiates this
site from others.
However the site
has issues of rough
sleepers who use the
sites as a enclave and
drug use. Although
this has not posed any
threats to visitors to
the site, the reserve
wardens often has toclean and maintain
the representation of
the reserve as a safe
space for the locally
community to visit.
The current
management plan iswell planned however
I feel as there is a
shortage of staff to
carry out the work and
the maintenance of the
tree and shrubs to be
poorly managed.
fg.40-43
Entrance yard
SITE EVALUATION
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Strengths
Ecological varied habitat
Provides shelter to uncommon spe-
cies
Size of site- easier to manage
Green corridor linking other open
spaces such as Kew Gardens and
Gunnersbury park
Supported by the local community
Good volunteer base
The nearest public transport is
the District Line (Ealing branch)at Chiswick Park station
Weakness
O pen 24 hours - providing shelter
to rough sleepers
Very enclosed
Over grown vegetation cover
Blurred paths
No clear directions
Unsafe board walks along the pond
Uneven ground level
The site is bounded along two
sides by railway lines
Poor consistent managementNot well established
No bins
Opportunities
Develop into more mature mixed
deciduous
Woodland, of relatively high
biodiversity
Planned development nearby -future investment.
Improve sociocultural
relationships of the community
Improve the well being of the
local community
Attract more uncommon wildlife to
the site.
Constraints
Immigrant inux
Insufcient nancial aid
Safety of staff - one ward present
of the sites
Unmarked territories due to poorcoppicing of trees
To much human interventions- may
loose uniqueness.
Lack of sufcient advertisement of
the site means lack of funding.
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The main conict, held by the Society of
Gunnersbury Triangle to the proposed improvement
to the site may be the aesthetics of the reserve,
who fell alterations may change the characteristic
and uniqueness of the site Improvements such as the
access for the disabled and mothers with buggies as
well as improvements to managed the sprawl of weeds
would make the site more commercialised and nature
would seem like it is conned to allocated areas2.
The Society would want to keep the reserve to feel
as a wilderness site.
SWOC
Constraint
to much human interventions- may
loose uniqueness.
SWOCOpportunity
Improve the well-being of the localcommunity
Develop into more mature mixeddeciduous woodland, of relatively
high biodiversity
The london wildlife trust aims: to provide an
education service for local schools, colleges
and the wider community2
operational constraint and interested parties
2. London Wildlife Trust, 2005
SWOC
Opportunity
Improve sociocultural relationships ofthe community
SWOC
Constraint
Leaseholders are reluctance to allow
changes to the siteInsufcientnancialaid
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PROPOSAL FOR A MANAGEMENT PLAN
AIM: To manage and promote the site as a regionally valuable nature reserve, whichwillbeofeducationalandcommunitybenet.
OBJECTIVE: THE SITE HAS A NUMBER OF ISSUES THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSES THESE INCLUDED:
Improving The Pruning Of Trees And Shrubs1.
Management Of Visitor Foot Fall And Pressure2.
Making A Better Advertising Campaign Of The Site3.
Gantt chart4.
PROPOSAL
1 Proposal : Improving The Pruning Of Trees And Shrubs
This is the a simple diagram of
pruning.
This should would benet the site by
reducing the dierent layers of shades
and allowing more light and air to
circulate in the site.
Fig. 44 Typical pruning technique of branches
This image shows a reversion branches on
a birch tree which need pruning back tothe trunk to revert the branches.
Fig.45 Revert birch branches
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:Improving the pruning of trees and shrubs
The shrub and trees are slightly over grown in
the summers causing a overcast and a sense ofuneasy to venture alone.
Pruning of the trees and the shrubs is vitally
important to allow the diversity of species to
ourish.
Currently there is a carpet of ivy under
the Silver Birch woodland compartment, and
much more densely in the Willow woodland
compartment.
Bramble and other herbaceous owering plants
Beginning of the Silver Birch Woodland compartment
New Birch pushes through
the tangled mss of
grasses and shrubs
growing under the trees
1
Proposal
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Treated timber edge
200 x 35mm. 2m
length.
Treated timber pegs
50 x 50 x 450mm,
pointed at one end.
xed every 15m c/s
using galvanised
nails.
Improvement to paths is crucial for
this site, and for the safety of
visitor.
The current pathway are covered with
the broad willow tree leaves, making
the path at times inaccessibility
due to it being to slippery.
Existing material
Path covered with leaves
Unrecognizable path
Fig.48
Fig .50
Fig. 51
Fig. 48-52 Tutt, P. 1997
Fig.53
Fig.54
Push chair
Walking stick
560mm
Cruches840mm
: Management Of Visitor Foot Fall And PressureProposal
2
Two men passing each ot her
Fig.49
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These are some of the websites advertising the Nature reserve.
www.chiswickw4.comFig.55 www.environmentjob.co.ukFig.56
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Proposal : Making A Better Adverising Campaign Of The Site
The reserve is well
advertised on the
internet search
engineer but these
are out date and xed
information of the
site. the site are
also not regularly
updated
A more immediate
information about
the site can be
advertised on the
sites visitors board
as well as the train
station where anaverage of +/-2000
people pass everyday
also writing into
schools to invite
individual parents or
the school for day
visits can be also
implemented.
To managed these site
would need regular
updates about changes
to the site as well
as open public
discussion on issues
this would greatly
help the social
awareness of the site
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Proposed Management schedule
Woodland
Pond
g.57-61Images relating to current condition and maintenance work needed to be carried out.
Gantt Chart
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SECTION THREE:
Case study of a successful woodland park: Russia Dock Woodland, Southwark
Managed by a
keen group of
residence, Russia
woodland dock
in Southwark.
The site has won
numerous award of
which the name a
few are the Green
Flag status and
London Tree andWoodland Award.
this was achieved
as noted on the
friends of Russia
woodland dock
state: having a
frequent dialogue
with Southwark
Council amd a
dedicated work
force to manage
the site.
Fig. 61-64
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Professional and Public Participation
Management plans
being carried out on
site in August 2009
where the fences in
the entrance yard
and the woodland
scrub in the north
area were being
renewed. The fences
began to form
splitters since their
were last renewed
back in 2006.
Despite the large
number of coppices
silver birch trunks
lying around the site
these could not be
used because small
vertebrate species
have began to inhabit
it.
When the management
plan are carried,access to the reserve
is generally closed
however volunteers
are encouraged to
participate carrying
out the smaller
tasks.
g.65-69Maintenance work being carried out by locals
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