Control of sea buckthorn along Old Saltmarsh/East Dune transition and dune ridges which bisect Old Saltmarsh.

Dependent upon the findings of the botanical survey, areas of couch to be scraped (no more than 3x3 metres) in wormwood zones to promote seed establishment.

Following visual assessment, litter clearances are carried out to remove synthetic refuse. Carried out by probation team etc, outside shorebird nesting season. Some larger items left in shorebird sanctuary to provide cover for shorebird chicks.

Project brief includes all liaison with ELDC and LCC officers and members/councillors.Includes attendance of JAC meetings twice per year.

Chief issues With LCC presently include:

Confirmation of 99 year lease.

Annual grant for NNR management.

Maintenance of all LCC buildings/structures including Field Station.

Field Station redevelopment.

Maintenance of other structures, tracks etc as detailed in lease.

Chief issues with ELDC

Annual grant for NNR management.

Lease renewal.

Management of Seacroft SSSI/SAC

Coastal zone management (recreational zonation etc).

Maintain contact with Lincshore project manager, liase with contractors to arrange survey periods outside shorebird nesting season. Detailed study of beach nourishment now overseen by Halcrow. Receive annual Lincshore reports.

Determine positive/negative effects of beach nourishment on mudflats, embryo dunes, shingle ridges and internationally important sp which depend on them.

Liaise with EA concerning pollution incidents.

Assist with consultation process for shoreline management plans and explore potential for coastal habitat restoration on NW corner of the Wash.

Project brief includes liaison with EA contractors; Halcrow, SGS et al.

Routine liaison is achieved with English Nature via the NNR team and the JAC. Outside of these committees/teams, management advice and approval is sought from the Conservation Officer at Grantham.

Maintain good links with police, in particular over the following:

* Operation compass (East Anglian initiative to provide early warning alert on egg collector activity).

* Beach buggy - establish communication with police ATV operators to ensure smooth-running of incident handling and avoidance of sensitive habitats.

* Police Wildlife Liaison Officer - maintain close links with WLO and attend county wildlife crime meetings.

Liaise Coastguard/search and rescue committee.

Access arrangements in place for ambulance and fire services.

Pursue dialogue with local residents to encourage reporting of undesirable/illegal activities on SSSI. Encourage LWT membership.

Warden presence necessary on reserve during busy periods, bank holidays, school holidays etc to inform/liase visitors, deal with emergency situations and enforce bylaws. Car park ticket checks are also carried out during bank haolidays and busy periods. Polite reminder notices are issued to encourage payment where no ticket is displayed.

Particular reference to seasonal dog ban, mountain bikes, kites, naturists, ATVs and trials bikes, barbecues, samphire gathering.

Patrols are carried out by staff and trained volunteers - identifiable with badges or site specific/LWT clothing. Incidents recorded.

Control of sea buckthorn along Old Saltmarsh/East Dune transition and dune ridges which bisect Old Saltmarsh.

Photographs have been obtained in 2000 from Environment Agency with particular regard to the beach nourishment project. Seek update at least once during plan period to allow changing geomorphological patterns to be followed and establish position on net accretion or erosion of coastal habitats.

Aerial photographs are necessary to allow changes to physical extent of features such as dune grassland/scrub community to be assessed. Accurate measurements for intertidal flats will pend the timing of the survey in relation to the time and state of tide.

Survey change in patterns of saltmarsh pan and creek development.

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.

Record all incidents of chemical/oil/pollution and effects on flora and fauna.

Counts carried out monthly through a set transect. Route runs along new saltmarsh/storm ridge, east dunes, ringing hollow, meads outpost, mill pond meadow and west dunes. Counts include numbers of young rabbits and those showing signs of myxomatosis.  See file 1351.

Visual assessment needs to be carried out on East dune slack, Freshwater Marsh and outer dunes in addition to the transect.

Carry out common bird census on the following plots. Instructions and maps in files 1501-1502. Compile end of season report.

* West Dunes.

* East Dunes.

* Freshwater Marsh.

* Old Saltmarsh.

* New Saltmarsh.

* Plantation/Sykes Farm.

Collate and analyse waterbird count data to check for qualification for national and international importance for individual species populations and assemblage. 5 year peak means as given in WeBS.

Carry out monthly waterfowl counts as per WeBS schedule for estuary sector. WeBS for Freshwater Mere (SF file 1630) carried out monthly.

Record key feeding and roosting sites.

Carry out supplementary wader counts during optimum high tides and low tide counts for selected species eg redshank.

Collect daily bird records from staff, volunteers and visitors. Encourage submission of recording forms and recording of species numbers, movements etc.

Input data onto 'Bird Recorder' database at Sykes Farm

Project brief also include reports associated with daily log - ie Grapevine

Record numbers of passage and wintering shorelarks. Survey flocks for colour-ringed individuals.

Follow census guidelines in line with national survey. See file 1530.

Survey vegetation recovery following events eg dune fire.

Orchid counts:

Barrie's Plot, July RBW

Army Swathe, July

Freshwater Marsh, approx counts in July.

Survey for sea wormwood (foodplant of scarce pug) Compt 21.Establish appropriate monitoring programme.

Annual transect survey was carried out by Tim Smith/Clare Weaver on Freshwater Marsh 1992-99. SF file 1050 has detailed information on vegetation changes in response to a variable water table.

Establish baseline for enteromorpha coverage on mudflats.

Set up portable moth trap at Tern Hut to survey for coastal specialities June/July, when suitable weather/personnel.

Records collated on recording forms for entry onto Recorder.

Casual records collected from Aylmer, Field Station and elsewhere, to update lists of resident/migrant sp.

Field Centre trap operated during suitable weather in June to survey for scarce pug.

Encourage further work on specialist groups, with particular regard to the influences of rabbit-grazing on dune fauna and value of sea buckthorn scrub at various growth stages.

Dr Archer for hymenoptera.

Arachnid recording following training with Annette Binding.

Continue colonisation study of aquatic invertebrates on Stewardship land (Allan and Annette Binding).

Specific surveys carried out for all species listed in Sykes file 1380, with written details on status changes, habitat requirement, specific management etc. Annual submission of report to LWT BAP Team.

Follow EN guidelines for community/feature assessment as defined in favourable condition tables for respective feature.

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.

Visual assessment by staff or key volunteer to appraise the need for litter clearance along strandline/saltmarshes/flats.

Coastwatch survey undertaken to contribute to national scheme.

Photographs have been obtained in 2000 from Environment Agency with particular regard to the beach nourishment project. Seek update at least once during plan period to allow changing geomorphological patterns to be followed and establish position on net accretion or erosion of coastal habitats.

Aerial photographs are necessary to allow changes to physical extent of features such as dune grassland/scrub community to be assessed. Accurate measurements for intertidal flats will pend the timing of the survey in relation to the time and state of tide.

Survey change in patterns of saltmarsh pan and creek development.