Wardening
MI10/2-Inform
visitors, general - Visitor information
Maintain
signs detailing bylaws at access points to reserve.
Instate
temporary signs at shorebird sanctuary.
Instate
temporary dog ban signs in car parks, at Seacroft and at beach access points.
Warden
and volunteers based at tern hut to disseminate information on shorebird protection scheme.
Maintain
signs to direct visitors away from sensitive areas/sanctuary zones etc.
Maintain
car park charge signs for high and low season.
Maintain
reserve signs in appropriate and sensitive positions.
Update
visitor information board with daily sightings/species reports and info on forthcoming events etc.
Maintain/update
web site and 'Wildnews'
Project
brief includes all informal visitor liaison.
ML00/1-Liaise,
owners/occupiers - Liaise LCC/ELDC
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).
ML60/1-Liaise,
emergency services - Liaise emergency services
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.
ML80/1-Liaise,
others - Liaise Beach ferry operator
Spring
meetings necessary with beach ferry operator to ensure damage to sensitive habitats and species is
avoided.
MP00/1-Protect
site/species by patrol - Patrol site
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.
ME11/1-Buildings,
construct - replace shorebird warden base
The
present shorebird warden hut is falling into a poor state of repair. The structure needs to be replaced
and a new one built in the same location. The structure needs to be very sturdy and wetherproof and
provide sleeping compartment for 24 hour wardening scheme.
AS00/1-Protect
site, by promulgating/enforcing laws - Implement seasonal dog ban on Beach
Enforce
seasonal dog ban on beach from April to September. Whole of NNR beach/foreshore is covered.
Instate information notices at reserve
access points eg car parks and Seacroft and enforcement notices at beach
access points eg Mill Hill, Sleeper Track, N Building and Seacroft.