Bristol Parks Forum Directory Parks and Green Spaces Community Groups 2010 Parks Forum Directory If you would like this information in a different format, for example Braille, audio tape/CD, large print or computer disc, or community languages, please contact: Parks and Estates, Neighbourhoods, Colston 33, Colston Avenue, Bristol, BS1 4AU. Tel: 0117 922 37179 Email: [email protected] Website: www.bristol.gov.uk/parks Parks Forum Directory Community Group Directory – 2010 This is the third edition of the Parks Forum Directory. It includes brief descriptions of voluntary organisations that help look after many of the parks and other green spaces in Bristol. The groups listed are all members of the Bristol Parks Forum. Also listed are some of the organisations that work with these groups and assist them, for example, with advice or resources. Contact details are included to facilitate links between groups, these were correct at the time of printing in March 2010. There is also an online listing of groups on the Parks Forum website at www.bristolparksforum.org.uk that will be updated if new groups are formed or if contact details change. Our thanks to the groups, not just for sending in their information, but for the brilliant contribution that they make to the greening of Bristol. This directory was produced by Bristol Parks and the Bristol Parks Forum. Bristol Parks Forum “representing resident led parks groups and citywide organisations involved in protecting and improving Bristol’s green spaces” I Parks Forum Directory Contents Parks and Estates – Bristol City Council 4 Bristol Parks Forum (BPF) 5 Neighbourhood Partnership Area Map 52 Parks & Estates Management Areas 53 II Parks Forum Directory The list below shows those groups that have completed the BPF Membership Record Form and are therefore official members of the BPF. The groups are shown in each of the 14 Neighbourhood Partnership areas. Where sites cross boundaries groups are shown more than once. Avonmouth & Kingsweston - North Area (NP1) • Shirehampton Greens Henbury & Southmead - North Area (NP1) • Friends of Badock's Wood Henleaze, Westbury-on-Trym & Stoke Bishop - North Area (NP3) • Friends of Badock's Wood • Friends of Canford Park • Friends of the Downs & Avon Gorge • The Henleaze Society • Friends of Old Sneed Park Nature Reserve • Friends of Stoke Lodge Horfield & Lockleaze - Central Area (NP4) • Lockleaze Voice • Friends of South Purdown Eastville, Hillfields & Frome Vale - East Area (NP5) • ACTIVATE - Forging Fishponds Forward • Bristol & Bath Railway Path Topic Group • Friends of Eastville Park • Friends of Hillfield's Park • Friends of the River Frome • Snuff Mills Action Group Bishopston, Cotham & Redland - Central Area (NP6) • Friends of Horfield Common • Redland and Cotham Amenities Society 1 Parks Forum Directory • Redland Green Community Group • Friends of St Andrews Park Cabot, Clifton & Clifton East - Central Area (NP7) • Friends of the Avon New Cut (FrANC) • Friends of Brandon Hill • Castle Park Users Group • Clifton and Hotwells Improvement Society • Friends of the Downs & Avon Gorge • Friends of Easter Garden Ashley, Easton & Lawrence Hill - Central Area (NP8) • Bristol & Bath Railway Path Topic Group • Friends of Fox Park • Mina Road Park Group • Montpelier Park Group • Narroways Millennium Green Trust • Friends of the Netham Park St George - East Area (NP9) • Friends of St George Park • Friends of Troopers Hill Bedminster & Southville - South Area (NP10) • Ashton Vale Heritage Group • Friends of the Avon New Cut (FrANC) • The Gores Marshalls (supporters of Gores Marsh Park) • Friends of Greville Smyth Park • Friends of Hebron Burial ground Knowle, Filwood & Windmill Hill - South Area (NP11) • Friends of Callington Road Nature Reserve • Kingfisher Group 2 Parks Forum Directory • Northern Slopes Initiative • Friends of Redcatch Park Brislington East & West - East Area (NP12) • Arno's Park Action Group • Friends of Callington Road Nature Reserve • Friends of Eastwood Farm • Friends of Stockwood Open Spaces Bishopsworth, Hartcliffe & Whitchurch Park - South Area (NP13) • Friends of Hartcliffe Millennium Green • Malago Valley Conservation Group • Willmott Park Group • Withywood Park Group Hengrove & Stockwood - South Area (NP14) • Friends of Stockwood Open Spaces City Wide / Support Groups • Avon Gardens Trust • Avon Wildlife Trust • Bristol in Bloom Community Association • Bristol Street Trees • Buried Treasure Ltd • Civic Society • Grounds4Change 3 Parks Forum Directory Parks and Estates – Bristol City Council Bristol Parks is responsible for the management of over 450 green spaces across the city including: historic estates such as Ashton Court, formal parks and gardens and rich wildlife areas. Bristol Parks also delivers a broad range of services including children's play, sports, park and street tree management, allotments, park events and wildlife conservation. Bristol Parks supports and encourages community involvement in the city's green spaces and supports the activities of the Bristol Parks Forum. If you are interested in helping to improve, or hold an activity on, a green space near you, or you wish to start a new community park group like those listed in this directory, please get in touch. Contact: Parks and Estates Tel: 0117 922 3719 Email: [email protected] website: www.bristol.gov.uk/parks 4 Parks Forum Directory Bristol Parks Forum (BPF) BPF is a network of individual community groups and organisations that are working to improve parks and green spaces or have an interest in them. It is supported by the council but acts independently and is currently the only “community voice” that is dedicated to all of Bristol’s green spaces. The Forum’s 3 main roles are to: • Offer an opportunity to share ideas and experience; • Act as a consultation body for the Bristol Parks service and other agencies; • Influence decision-making, including the allocation of resources. The forum meets four times a year, including an annual conference. You can sign up for regular BPF email updates with news about parks & green spaces in Bristol via the BPF website'. New parks groups and similar organisations with an interest in protecting and enhancing green and open space are always welcome. Contact: Bristol Parks Forum Email: [email protected]. Website: www.bristolparksforum.org.uk 5 Parks Forum Directory Avonmouth & Kingsweston - North Area (NP1) Shirehampton Greens Shirehampton Greens is a small community group dedicated to the preservation and enhancement of open green space in Shirehampton. We have been active with Bristol City Council in the management of Lamplighters Marsh and particularly that part of the Nature Conservancy site known as the Daisy Field. We have campaigned locally to secure the riverside area known as Lamplighters Open Space from possible future development. This year we took part in BCC’s bid to Natural England for Access to Nature funding. Lamplighters Marsh is one of seven proposed Wild City sites. We hope to deliver a range of events opening the Marsh to wider access as part of the Wild City project. Contact Name: Renee Slater Email: [email protected] Address: 91 Station Road, Shirehampton, Bristol, BS11 9XA 6 Parks Forum Directory Henbury & Southmead - North Area (NP2) Friends of Badock’s Wood The Badock’s Wood Local Nature Reserve is situated in north Bristol, between Southmead, Henleaze and Westbury-on-Trym; it was formally designated as a LNR in January 2008. The area covers approximately 12 hectares and can be readily accessed from Lakewood Road and Doncaster Road. The Woods were given to the City by Sir Stanley Badock (a local industrialist) in 1937 and consist of a large grassed area and a beautiful wooded valley, with the River Trym in the valley floor. The woodland is at least 400 years old in parts and a Bronze Age burial mound (tumulus) gives added interest to the site. The Friends of Badock’s Wood is an enthusiastic local amenity group who provide a focus for local residents with an interest in protecting and enhancing the woods – this includes workdays and community events. In 2005 and 2007, Wild Flower Meadows were sown in order to enhance the appearance of the grassland area, which had previously been a site for 81 prefabs that were demolished in 1979/82. Tarmaced paths throughout the majority of the site provide good access and are wheelchair friendly. Contact Name: c/o Bristol Parks Telephone: 0117 922 3719 Email: [email protected] Website: www.fobw.org.uk 7 Parks Forum Directory Henleaze, Westbury-on-Trym & Stoke Bishop - North Area (NP3) Friends of Badock’s Wood See listing under NP2 Friends of Canford Park The intention is to have a group to support organisation of activities and environmental maintenance in Canford Park, Westbury on Trym by the end of the summer 2010. Plans are only at the first stage and no committee is yet in place. Contact Name: Mrs H Long Telephone: 0117 9622795 Address: 37 Westbury Hill, Bristol, BS9 3AG Friends of the Downs and Avon Gorge Friends of the Downs and Avon Gorge was set up in 2008 following an initiative from BCC. Our aim is to protect and enhance the Avon Gorge and Downs for present and future generations and therefore we liaise closely with The Downs Committee, BCC and others on all aspects of the management, maintenance and improvement of this key area of Bristol. Our activities include working parties, talks and educational guided walks as well as the regular monitoring and recording of wildlife and uses of the