Monitoring: factors
1 - Visitor pressure

      RH34/1-Collect data public use, count visitors - Record visitors
Maintain weekly records of visitor use through traffic meter readings.
Maintain weekly records of visitor centre use through people-meter.

      RH36/1-Collect data, public use, unplanned/undesirable activities -  Record undesirable events
Record all byelaw infringements in unsavoury events log at Sykes Farm.
* Intertidal mud and sand flats: Bait-digging, angling and horse riders, dogs on beach during April-Sept. Any disturbance incidents to feeding waders and wildfowl.
* Unvegetated shingle ridges: Trials bikes, ATVs and 4-wheel drive vehicles. Beach ferry activity. Egg collectors and unauthorised entry into shorebird sanctuary. Any disturbance incidents to wader roosts. Marine traffic eg speedboats and jet-skis may also cause considerable disturbance to roosting waders.
* Shifting dunes with Ammophila: naturist activity, fires etc.
* Atlantic salt-meadows: Samphire-gathering, trials bikes, mountain bikes, ATV's and 4-wheel drive vehicles. Any disturbance to feeding or roosting waders/wildfowl. Monitor yacht club activities/impact along saltmarsh and river bank and extent of erosion on New Saltmarsh track.
* Grey dunes and scrub: flower picking, fires etc.
Particular note should also be kept pertaining to unplanned events.

      MM20/1-Acquire/maintain tools/equipment - Acquire traffic meter
To enable resumption of accurate traffic records and calculation of visitor numbers.

2 - Dogs

      RH36/1-Collect data, public use, unplanned/undesirable activities -  Record undesirable events
Record all byelaw infringements in unsavoury events log at Sykes Farm.
* Intertidal mud and sand flats: Bait-digging, angling and horse riders, dogs on beach during April-Sept. Any disturbance incidents to feeding waders and wildfowl.
* Unvegetated shingle ridges: Trials bikes, ATVs and 4-wheel drive vehicles. Beach ferry activity. Egg collectors and unauthorised entry into shorebird sanctuary. Any disturbance incidents to wader roosts. Marine traffic eg speedboats and jet-skis may also cause considerable disturbance to roosting waders.
* Shifting dunes with Ammophila: naturist activity, fires etc.
* Atlantic salt-meadows: Samphire-gathering, trials bikes, mountain bikes, ATV's and 4-wheel drive vehicles. Any disturbance to feeding or roosting waders/wildfowl. Monitor yacht club activities/impact along saltmarsh and river bank and extent of erosion on New Saltmarsh track.
* Grey dunes and scrub: flower picking, fires etc.
Particular note should also be kept pertaining to unplanned events.

3 - Cyclists

      RH36/1-Collect data, public use, unplanned/undesirable activities -  Record undesirable events
Record all byelaw infringements in unsavoury events log at Sykes Farm.
* Intertidal mud and sand flats: Bait-digging, angling and horse riders, dogs on beach during April-Sept. Any disturbance incidents to feeding waders and wildfowl.
* Unvegetated shingle ridges: Trials bikes, ATVs and 4-wheel drive vehicles. Beach ferry activity. Egg collectors and unauthorised entry into shorebird sanctuary. Any disturbance incidents to wader roosts. Marine traffic eg speedboats and jet-skis may also cause considerable disturbance to roosting waders.
* Shifting dunes with Ammophila: naturist activity, fires etc.
* Atlantic salt-meadows: Samphire-gathering, trials bikes, mountain bikes, ATV's and 4-wheel drive vehicles. Any disturbance to feeding or roosting waders/wildfowl. Monitor yacht club activities/impact along saltmarsh and river bank and extent of erosion on New Saltmarsh track.
* Grey dunes and scrub: flower picking, fires etc.
Particular note should also be kept pertaining to unplanned events.

4 - Health and safety

      AI30/1-Implement inspection, site safety - Site safety audit
Monitor full extent of waymarked route to ensure that it is accessible and in good repair. Maintain extent of wheelchair accessible routes to appropriate gradient and surface recommended in Countryside for All guidelines.
Follow bi-monthly schedule of inspection File 3430. To be carried out by staff/key volunteer during the first week of May, July, Sept, Nov, Jan.
Carry out risk assessment for projects and events.

5 - Revenue