Community Asset Transfer June 2017 (Sep 2017) Naturewise Community Forest Garden CIC

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Alpay Torgut [email protected]

Telephone: 01239 621 039 Mobile: 07717 473 435

Website: www. naturewise.org.uk

We wish to take possession through a community asset the transfer of freehold of two parcels of land at Parc Teifi Cardigan, Ceredigion: fields C4 and C6 (approx. 5.58 acres) at a minimal cost to us; I will set out the reasons as follows.

We intend to use the financial resources generated through the Ecoshop, a wonderful community resource whose benefits are explained in detail later in this document. The financial resources would be used for the full benefit of the local community by retaining expenditure locally. We will use local businesses to make the structural changes to the site and in the purchasing of trees and fruit bushes. The plans we have made would make the project accessible and open to the community and this will take hard work, resources and dedication. This could be the largest community forest garden in Wales and an important resource as an example of sustainable living in action for Wales. We have the resources to create the project , which you will see in the financial plan, and we want to use our savings wisely on delivering the project rather than on purchasing the land .

We have been invited by Mary Davies, Property Surveyor , Welsh Government to make an expression of interest for a Community Asset Transfer following our approach to acquire a permanent local site for a forest garden.

Introduction Naturewise a brief history

Naturewise’s work focuses on raising environmental awareness and enabling people to move towards living more sustainably. We have done this primarily through: running permaculture courses, creating and promoting forest gardens, and giving advice and consultations.

Naturewise has created and managed three forest gardens; a community forest garden next to a large housing estate and youth club, a partnership with a large nursery school -forest garden in the grounds , both in London . The third a community forest garden on land owned by a private landlord, at St Dogmaels near Cardigan.

Alpay came up with the name: Naturewise while he was travelling on the London underground and has been coordinating its evolution since 1990. He initiated and ran 20 permaculture courses under the umbrella of Naturewise. The courses were run from the forest garden in London.

Many of the people attending those courses went on to establish growing projects for the community around Britain, making their own impact on sustainable living. The forest gardens have been created and maintained by volunteers at a very minimal cost.

The latest forest garden in St Dogmaels was given £3,100 from local business and over a five year period volunteers including children from all the local schools planted 121 fruit trees and over 250 fruit bushes.

Over ten years hundreds of children have engaged in the garden through visits, planting and maintenance and more recently forest schooling. We have found that children although from rural setting don’t know the names of trees and plants and don’t spend much time in nature. At the garden they were able to pick fruit directly and eat it immediately in a free roaming way over the half acre.

Above: The land at the outset of Children were able to forage and collect plants planting, below after 8 years to create tea or a soup which they then cooked over a fire they had made.

Cardigan junior school in particular have been active in visiting all through the year and pupils attended 10 forest school sessions and were able to tell stories that included the qualities of a particular tree and made poetry about what they experienced as well as sawing, fire making and path maintenance. (see letters from school)

There are numerous ways to connect the curriculum in learning outdoors: in our example above we discussed use of story and poetry for developing tree identification and an understanding of the uses of the tree for either insects animals or human use. This activity uses science (specifies/ food chains, literacy- (poetry, story), history (use of wood locally clog making, bowls, spoons, charcoal). It also develops their understanding of global citizenship and sustainable development an important part of the school curriculum. They undertook foraging and cooking food on a fire: this connects to science (identification of plants/ how fires work ) and cooking and food preparation skills, using local food - sustainable development and global citizenship.

There is a lot of research and discussion about how little time children spend outside and the effects of this on their real connection to nature. The Guardian quoted a survey which stated that children spend less time than a prisoner would be entitled to in this country. The Welsh Government have put in place educational policies to affect some change particularly with the foundation phase where children are encouraged to do most of their learning outdoors.

In 2005 we undertook a comprehensive feasibility study to address a variety of objectives; our findings led us to conclude that there was a need for a project in the Cardigan area. There were many local groups and individuals who were interested in becoming involved. They wanted the educational aspects of the project as well as a place to meet up, socialise and access local, nutritious food. People particularly wanted to do something local that addressed the issue that the food on offer was: grown elsewhere, driven hundreds of miles, wrapped in plastics and sold through large super markets.

Since then in the Cardigan town area: the allotments have been reinvigorated from a state of almost complete disuse by local people (including us and the Eco shop, which purchased the shed )and a number of groups access these (if intermittently) like Area 43- young people, Kinora- for people mental health challenges. Plus: a local market garden has been set up and sells its produce directly from the field and a Nature based health care established as a part of the West Wales Action for Mental Health. These examples show a changing picture locally where commitment to be involved and help develop sustainable food growing and make this area a more resilient place to live has evolved.

The Ecoshop

The Eco Shop was set up in Cardigan in 2009 following on from the success of the Forest Garden. Both projects aimed to take responsibility in changing things for the better in light of evidence to suggest dwindling natural resources and over- consumption. Funds raised from the Eco Shop went towards maintaining and developing the forest garden. Funds have also been used to plant trees and fruit bushes in all of the local schools.

The shop is open 6 days a week and is staffed by 12 volunteers. It takes in a great volume of donated goods in order that others may make use of items which might otherwise go to landfill.

We encourage local people to make creative use of recycled materials and support local businesses and individuals by showcasing or selling their products, thereby contributing to the local economy. Examples of what we sell are, stoves, refurbished tools, original wood crafts from local woodland, cushions made from locally recycled materials and decorated with designs by a young local artist, one-off up-cycled designer clothes and second hand clothes. The majority of our income comes from sales of donated goods and to a lesser degree book and tools which we buy to sell. We want to make sure our money is used in a good way to benefit people and the earth, not get used in any way that is destructive to the earth.

The Eco shop mission statement states that: We believe that the move towards sustainability starts on a local level by: I ni yn credu bod y symydiad tuag at cynaliadwyedd yn dechrau yn lleol gan  reducing fuel consumption for production and delivery of goods lleihau defnyddio tanwydd am cynhyrchiad a traddodiad nwyddau  providing advice and information darparu cyngor a gwybodaeth  creating local resources for recycling creu adnoddau lleol am ailgylchu  providing an outlet for local crafts creu allfa am crefftau lleol  setting up workshops to make use of recycled materials sefydlu gweithdai i ddefnyddio deunyddiau wedi'u  involving local children in planting trees and understanding the importance of local food production cynnwys plant lleol mewn plannu coed a dealltwriaeth y pwysigrwydd o cynhyrchu bwyd lleol

Volunteers and customers come to the Eco Shop from diverse backgrounds and for many reasons:  To socialise  to make a difference  seek satisfaction through contributing  to share information about other community initiatives which benefit the local economy  to circulate materials  to become involved in the community  to get information about local events  to minimize waste  to bag a bargain  to have fun  to contribute to the local economy

The eco shop has proved extremely successful, in creating a supportive place for volunteers all of which benefit greatly from having purpose, structure and a friendly community environment in which to flourish. Many of the skills learnt are transferable and enable volunteers to make other changes in their lives.

Forest gardens Forest gardens are sustainable, edible landscapes designed to work like the natural structure of forests with their tree shrub and herb associations. By utilising the many levels that are apparent in a natural woodland system with

o taller fruit and nut trees: like sweet chestnut, walnut, lime, o smaller trees like pear, plum, apple, hazel o fruit bushes like worcesterberry, choke berry, jostaberry, black and white currants, raspberries, o climbers like: grape, kiwi, hops, logan berry, tayberry, o ground cover like: strawberry, herbs, yarrow, fennel, mints, sage, tansy, rosemary, comfrey other plants that gather naturally like plantain, herb robert, campion, stitchwort, etc.

Forest gardens offer a rich multifaceted resource to promote and address: Environmental benefits

Increase biodiversity, improve environmental quality, encourage wildlife, tackles waste by composting and less packaging. Food grown locally reduces transport and thus C02. Education and Health

Opportunities to learn experientially about ; sustainable design in practise, growing food that needs low maintenance, eating well, creatures, soil, fertility, herbs for healing . Peoples’ skills are also developed by planting and creating the site together and in the ongoing maintenance and care. They create a perfect learning space for forest schooling activities, which would benefit children as well as other groups.

It also increases physical health through outdoor exercise and good nutrition through access to wholesome, fresh food.

“Increasing levels of physical activity in groups has the potential to improve mental illness by relieving stress, reducing social isolation and improving self- esteem and confidence”

(Tara Garnet, Growing food in cities). Community development

Coming together to create a community resource promotes more active participation in community life and a practical focus for working with others across a variety of social divisions. It affirms community identity, promotes active citizenship and reduces crime.

Local Economy

Creating forest gardens has the potential to bring about local enterprises based on plants, food and education which will provide employment and keep money within the local community.

Well-being of Future Generations Act

Our project has obvious and significant social, ecological, and economic value and contributes towards a number of Welsh Government’s Wellbeing Goals from the Well- being of Future Generations Act particularly; A resilient Wales, A Wales of cohesive communities, A more equal Wales, A healthier Wales and a prosperous Wales:

A prosperous Wales An innovative, productive and low carbon society which recognises the limits of the global environment and therefore uses resources efficiently and proportionately (including acting on climate change); and which develops a skilled and well-educated population in an economy which generates wealth and provides employment opportunities, allowing people to take advantage of the wealth generated through securing decent work. A resilient Wales A nation which maintains and enhances a biodiverse natural environment with healthy functioning ecosystems that support social, economic and ecological resilience and the capacity to adapt to change (for example climate change).

A healthier Wales A society in which people’s physical and mental well-being is maximised and in which choices and behaviours that benefit future health are understood.

A more equal Wales A society that enables people to fulfil their potential no matter what their background or circumstances (including their socio economic background and circumstances).

A Wales of cohesive communities Attractive, viable, safe and well-connected communities.

A Wales of vibrant culture and thriving Welsh language A society that promotes and protects culture, heritage and the Welsh language, and which encourages people to participate in the arts, and sports and recreation.

A globally responsible Wales A nation which, when doing anything to improve the economic, social, environmental and cultural well-being of Wales, takes account of whether doing such a thing may make a positive contribution to global well-being Why we are looking for a new site

We had been looking to create another forest garden because of the success of the first in this area. However this need became more urgent recently over the last year.

The forest garden was created on privately owned land in St Dogmaels, near Cardigan town. After 5 years of working there, the land owner sold it and the new landowner has proven to be less than understanding of the community aspect of our project and its permaculture ethos and principles. As a solution to our differences we proposed to purchase the land from her at a very good rate and this was refused. We felt it was time to invest in a project that would have a safe and secure future for the long term benefit of the community. Parc Teifi

In order to create a forest garden that was going to be accessible to as many people as possible it needed to be within walking distance of the schools and town centre. We had been searching for land over the last year and came across these two fields, which appeared to suit our project’s needs. How this project will improve services and build on local provision

The new project will be owned by and run as a community interest company. This will enable community groups to build and establish long term relationships with the forest garden. We intend to do a business feasibility study that will look at the kinds of enterprises that an come out of this project, with a focus on training young people for employment in these enterprises. Fruit production can be used for chutneys, jams, vinegar, wine, herb infusions, herb/ wild flower salves, teas, dried fruit, fruit bars. Fruit could also be sold outright to other producers like cider makers for example. There are many ways to generate an income which can be fed back into the project. Developing a tree and plant nursery is something we will do. This project would be more accessible than the previous forest garden because of its location to Cardigan town by car or foot and there would be no limits to the amount of access people would have because this would not be privately owned land.

Local people will be able to volunteer at the project and benefit from having for free, fresh wholesome fruit and herbs. There are many people who live in Cardigan who are from households with low incomes.

Jigso a children centre has begun to provide at certain times, nutritious food to families in response to many parents, locally feeling under financial pressure from rises in costs. Jigso will be invited to attend the consultation day or come and speak to us about how they can get the most from this new project.

The support letter from Cardigan junior school reiterates the accessibility of the new project for them and their eagerness to use it to develop the curriculum through this medium.

Kinora is a mental health Drop In Centre which provides support for local people with mental health challenges. It has discussed with us collaborating by developing a food project which would improve their service and provide useful and meaningful activity, while providing volunteer workers. Jam or chutney making would engage people in the environment and create produce that can be sold or be used by people themselves. They are currently establishing a community accessible kitchen that could be used by other groups, which has wonderful possibilities for further collaboration.

West Wales Action for Mental health has established a nature well- being forum for groups that provide and also access nature for their metal well- being. They have declared an interest in this project and asked us to join their forum.

A new independent school project wishes to access the garden for their school once they are up and running.

The project may prove to be more visible by people using the Parc Teifi site and we would hope this will be of benefit to the whole Parc Teifi site by bringing more people into contact with the business units and services there.

The stakeholders in this project are the groups and organisations that have been involved thus far which are: Cardigan Junior School, St Dogmaels Junior school, the Cardigan Allotments Association, the Eco Shop volunteers and customers, Go Mangoes Health food shop, Snail trail weavers, Earth Play forest schooling: children and the parents who attend, 700 individuals on the email list, plus new interest which we believe will grow from: 4CG which is a community cooperative which uses money raised locally to purchase buildings and support local business- they have leased a building to the Ecoshop and see the shop as a feather in their cap, Kinora mental health support centre , Coppicewood College, Nature Based Health Forum as a apart of WWAMH; West Wales Action for Mental Health, The Democratic Community School.

Welsh language

Half of the volunteers at the Eco shop and one of the co- directors of Naturewise Community Forest Garden CIC are local and speak Welsh. To ensure that Welsh speakers are encouraged to participate in this project, we will produce bilingual publicity in Welsh as well as English. Welsh speaking volunteers are eager to give advice and direction as to how to reach out to the local community who speak Welsh as well as promote the use of Welsh at the garden. All the schools speak Welsh as a first language and will be involved from the outset. Any signs will be in Welsh and the face book page will have a section in Welsh.

Aims and Outcomes that we set out in the CIC document

Benefits we consider achievable

Aim1. Acquiring land for the use of the community to have access to food growing

Benefits

 Creating resilient, secure, local food source and increasing biodiversity of the local environment.

 Creating a long term resource which is an example of good practise. Ongoing access to the local community which is not subject to financial limitations or third party ownership.

 Increase skills that will empower local people and by developing skills people would be enabled to look after it.

Aim2. Design, plan, create and plant a community forest garden through which people can experience, benefit and learn from sustainable food growing practises.

Benefits  Acquiring new skills which will enable them to care for the environment and grow food.  Learning through hands on experience how to plant and look after: trees, shrubs, herbs, flowers.  Experience the unique benefits of growing food using the forest garden structure with its canopy, shrub and herb layers and climbers.

Aim 3. Provide educational opportunities through involvement with the forest garden. Benefits  Children and young people will experience and learn skills to contribute to a food growing project. They will experience being in what will be a beautiful nature rich biodiverse environment and be able to eat food directly from the tree and fruit bush. The aim of this would be to: reconnect children to the environment, increase confidence in being in nature, develop their understanding and care for the land, open opportunities for rural employment.

 There will be an opportunity to teach the subjects of the curriculum through the garden environment, as well as offer forest schooling. Schools in the locality will have access to this forest garden and three will be within walking distance.Other courses in permaculture design and ethics, willow structure and sculpture making, pond making, tree care can take place.

 How we will the benefits be measured monitored  We will take an attendance register for all vonteering, teaching and forest school activities  We will provide an equal opportunites monitoring form that they could fill in  We will continue to take photo documentation of all activities in the garden.  We will carry out a base line diversity inspection at the start of the project and then every few years after that.  Feedback from the wider community and users of the project will play a significant role in its ongoing development which is a permaculture principle.  We will have a user’s forum where ideas for development as well as reflection about use and constructive value will be addressed.  We are required to report on our activities and achievement as a CIC every year to the Registrar of Companies.

Funding the forest garden The Eco shop has already committed money to planting trees in every one of the 4 local schools and the previous Forest garden. The Eco shop has also created savings, which will fund all the development work for the new forest garden project. We have included bank statements which show the health of the Eco shops savings. As previously stated the other forest gardens were developed through hard work and tenacity not through big grants and lots of expenditure.

This project will require money as we want to make a track from the bottom of the field through to the top field, a foot bridge, the field also requires drainage. We have visited the site with people who can undertake this work and they have given us estimates, which we have included in our costings. A couple of things like the tool shed and field shelter and accessible walk in compost toilet will be dismantled and transported from our old site. We have put a cost in for this too. We also want another compost toilet and in the second year construct a class room- indoor space. The planting of the entire site has been spread over 4/5 years. We have some fruit bushes which we will bring from the old site and there will be propagation of all fruit bushes over time.

Some of the work undertaken will be through volunteer input and our aim is to engage enough community projects / organisations to commit to some of the work in order to keep up the maintenance of the site. This will need more input both from ourselves to engage others and from others, which is why we hope to stimulate groups to make products which they could then sell as well as collecting fruit for themselves. The forest garden could become a part of the local curriculum of activity and needs where groups can do their learning, well -being, group development, education, play development, nature awareness on the site.

This small section has been taken from the income and expenditure worksheet and gives the outlook for 5 years.

Total expenditure 25090 9680 6380 6280 3580

Income year 1 year2 year3 year 4 year 5 Total eco shop donation 24290 4430 1030 5530 2680 37960 donations other 50 50 50 50 50 sales from fruit, produce 50 100 500 600 workshops- profit after costs estimate 200 200 200 200 200 grants 500 5000 5000 25090 9680 6380 6280 3530 50960

Finance, competence and security

The Eco shop has adequate finance and a memorandum which enables it to fund all the work to set up and establish the project and the ongoing maintenance, much of which would be through volunteer work.

Our funding strategy would encompass income based on: the selling of fruit, fruit products, selling fruit bushes, trees, running courses, forest schooling, donations and grants. We would hope to be able to get small grants for; activities around planting and maintenance, involving the community and for the construction of a class room using green wood working methods. Income from sale of fruit would happen relative to the maturity of the forest garden and only supplement income that was needed to retain a balanced income and expenditure for the CIC. What is of equal priority is that local people eat the fruit.

We would need to sell to local fruit sellers for the sale of fruit and fruit products or for example the local cafes such as at the wildlife Trust to purchase fruit at the time of harvest. We could also sell to people making products like cider makers locally. See the list of fruit produced at the forest garden and the estimated amount we could sell this for. This list was compiled from a mature 10 year old forest garden. We have made an estimate based on RHS figures for kilos of fruit produced per tree and fruit bush and the amount we have been able to grow on ½ acre. We have also looked at what fruit is currently selling for in 2017 and taken a conservative figure for what the fruit is worth.

As previously stated we would engage with other community groups to develop a reason for their work and commitment to the maintenance of the garden. Specific work with the community or for running courses may need financing through a grant. We do not intend to employ anyone person but to engage people as and when needed who will be self employed .

We do have a lot of support from many people in the community who themselves run businesses and hold significant expertise that we can call upon through their work as: solicitors, lawyers, teachers, weavers, coppice workers, community garden project workers, sustainability educators, also CAVO, PAVS, a Community Land Advisor, as well as the permaculture association and Forest school association of which we are members.

A report on our finances and a report on how we have engaged the community relating to the aims and outcomes will be given to the registrar of companies every year.

Here is a brief description of the qualifications and experience of the three directors of the CIC. We have included this to give you information about the extensive and diverse capabilities and experience the directors hold. It shows the track record of delivering similar community services, projects and enterprises and the capacity for managing the financial aspects of this project.

Alpay Torgut: Started Naturewise in 1990 ran 20 permaculture courses in London, initiated 3 forest gardens and worked with schools and volunteers (Diploma permaculture, Diploma group dynamics). Initiated and coordinates the Ecoshop since 2010 also 5 years as Chair of Housing Coop in London. In 2004 he moved to West Wales, and continued to support activities in London predominantly through the website. In West Wales he has been involved in raising awareness through public events, making short films of local food growing, reactivating allotments, starting a community forest garden, Initiating Transition Teifi, and opening the Eco shop in Cardigan.

Claire Turner: Managed for 11 years, Ceredigion People First a charity to enable people with a learning disability to stand up for their rights and have a voice in their services and support in Ceredigion (level 4 OCN management and leadership), kept and submitted accounts and TAR to the Charity commission. Volunteering at 2 forest gardens for 12 years, (permaculture design course), Chair of the allotments for 6 years in Cardigan, Coordinates Earth Play forest schooling (forest schooling level 3) teaches at Coppicewood College Cilgerran- 3 years training accomplished at Coppicewood College, community arts workers and arts and therapy in education for adults with a learning disability 14 years (Ba Fine Arts & studied for a diploma in arts psychotherapy) Richard Jones retired 5 years ago, he started nursing 1979, (RMN in 1983) registered mental health nurse 28 years , long term volunteer at the Eco Shop and the forest garden, he has a Counselling Diploma and Community Health Diploma.

The strategic plan and business plan

We have created plans which cover what we want to achieve, the resources we need to do this and a more detailed plan of our actions for the first year. We have included projected costings and a separate income and expenditure projections.

Strategic plan year 1 – 5

Mission statement

Our mission is to improve quality of life by creating a community forest garden which will benefit both people and the environment.

Forest gardens are sustainable, edible and medical landscapes designed to work like the natural structures of forests with their tree shrub and herb layers. It will provide a living model of sustainable practise: people meeting their needs in harmony with the environment. The forest garden will enable people to build closer community relationships, reduce social isolation and provide physical activity and access: nutritious, locally grown food, educational opportunities in permaculture ethics and design, forest schooling, forest gardening and biodiversity.

Nurturing respectful livelihood and building a resilient community. Datganiad cenhadaeth

Ein cenhadaeth yw gwella ansawdd bywyd, drwy greu gardd goedwig gymunedol a fydd o fudd i bobl ac i'r amgylchedd

Mae gerddi coedwig yn tirluniau cynaliadwy, bwytadwy a meddygol yn cynllinio i weithio fel strwythurau naturiol o goedwigoedd, gyda ei haenau o coed, llwyni a pherlysiau

Fydd yn darpen model byw o arfer cynaliadwy : pobol yn diwallu ei hanghenion mewn cytgord â'r amgylchedd

Bydd yr ardd goedwig yn galluogi pobl i adeiladu perthynas agosach cymunedol, lleihau ynysu cymdeithasol, a darparu gweithgarwch corfforol a chael mynediad i fwyd maethlon a dyfi'r yn lleol, cyfloedd addysgol mewn moeseg a dylunio permaddiwylliant, addysg goedwig, garddio coedwig a bioamrywiaeth.

Meithrin bywoliaeth parchus ac adeiladu cymuned wydn.

What we want to achieve over 5 years 1. To plant up a new community forest garden- see forest gardens for an overview of the range of trees and plants we wish to have planted. To include development of a tree and plant nursery: which will become an income strand for sales to the public. To ideally start planting at the end of 2017 and start of 2018

2. To have: a bridge across from Parc Teifi, a compost toilet facility/ and accessible compost toilet facility, a tool storage and a field shelter built before planting takes place, ideally.

3. To include a healthy cross section of the local and diverse community (including the Welsh speaking community) in one or more of the following activities :  the planting  ongoing maintenance  picking of fruit  courses  community days: information days , fun days, cooking days

4. To include the schools and children from all years in any of the above activities and forest schooling which has been developed to connect children with nature.

5. To run short courses that cover some of the activities associated with developing and running a forest garden. To engage local experts in this.  Planting a tree/ fruit bush  Like making willow structures: arches, domes, runways, playful sculptural shapes.  Making jam, chutney, wine and other produce  Permaculture some design elements associated with forest gardening/ or an introduction to Permaculture.

6. To develop a membership group who can put forward ideas about development, inclusion, solving any problems that arise, making it better.

7. To maintain the garden to a reasonable standard which promotes health of the plants, trees, whole environment planted.

8. To manage the project though the CIC which will include engaging with skilled and particular services to undertake any of the work required for the creation and maintenance of the community forest garden.

9. To include the community in some of the design elements ‘what do they want’ Naturewise will direct all planting and maintenance and over see any proposed design elements.

10. To develop strong relationship with at least one or more community groups at any one time (which focus on either: health, well-being and environmental sustainability or rural skills) to support their members to maintain the forest garden (relative to their capacity and use), benefit from the produce and environment and perhaps if relevant and meaningful to those users, develop co-operatives or small business i.e. making apple- cider vinegar.

11. To make sure the produce reaches people in the community who would benefit from nutritious food. This could include older people and low waged families. Families could be approached through contact with children through schools as well as other means.

12. To make sure that people locally and further afield are aware of the forest garden and its benefits. We want to promote the development of forest gardens nationally as a means to a more sustainable productive and resilient local community.

Naturewise Community Forest Garden CIC Business plan year 1 2017- 2018 created April

Purple indicates it has been done

Aims Objectives Timescale Costings / other info 1. To prepare Assessment the 1. Assess where to put a vehicle track in for Current April/ Track from bottom gate landscape for access from bottom gate to top field, a May to top field £6,000 – the project foot path and pedestrian footpath & Done quote from builder assessment bridge over the stream from the business Drainage quote from builder who has seen the stage – park Done site £30 per meter - permission 2. Assess how to improve the drainage on £3,500 the site, RS Arb to do May June 12th Pedestrian Bridge and 3. Tree health assessment RS Arb to do path approximate cost 4. Assessment of the boundaries of the £3000 (quote from entire site and requirements Claire- July Martin Aughton green Coppicewood college / RS Arb woodworking builder) 5. To get costings for this work- which will Rough plan be fed in to this business plan and be Done updated Alpay- Naturewise Done 6. To create a plan/ map Naturewise (seek advice)

7. To agree with WAG/ through Mary the

access points and plans Drawings and application 8. Seek planning permission for the road End July/ or approx. £1,000 way, foot path and bridge from site – do wait for CAT drawings , get advice from planning approval by advisor WAG Llywr Williams up to Llywr Williams planning advisor/Naturewise £270 planning consultant 9. create pre- planning application Seek permission/ planning for sheds and any Advisor done to write report and other structures/ compost toilet Llywr recommendations Williams planning advisor / Naturewise

2. To create a 1. To meet with CAVO and community land Done £45 approx. th community advice for advice / and send them the 7 May interest finished work before sending it off. th company Naturewise & CAVO Aim for 12 2. To send off the CIC – May Done CIC needed further work. Resend 22nd June 3. To open a bank account in the CIC name 3.When CIC 4. To create policies for the good running of approved Administration £100 the community garden. Naturewise & June or when Office costs £10 per CAVO time month & £120 year 1 Naturewise Community Forest DONE Garden CIC – achieved

3. Agree a 1. To develop and send the business plan, 28th May to £150 approx. -admin community and transfer document and agree a send th asset transfer proposal for a community asset transfer Now 12 June with the Welsh Government office CLA July 13th

4. To engage 1. To talk with community groups – ongoing 22nd August Administration £100 with the about our ideas- Kinora, jigso, 4CG- talk to west community summer, Jan batty public health, wales nature Allotments Cardigan, town council based health (September meeting presentation ) network / Give £60- £100 4CG info July 2. To develop a volunteer user group who

can take on tasks and have ideas about When agreed promotion, inclusion, Welsh Language Around awareness and inclusion and awareness September 4.To get funds for this as raising, development and maintenance well as contribution from strategies. eco shop 3. To have a public meeting to get ideas about what people/ groups might want from the garden Naturewise 4. To get young people on board with Within 3 particular tasks like face book page months from point of area43? acquisition 5. To run forest school at the garden for local school children and home schooled children and after school clubs, this may be subsidised to enable all to attend. Earthplay forest schooling (and perhaps the democratic community school) 6. To plan a programme of workshops for the next couple of years on courses on January / fruit trees maintenance/ forest gardening March / permaculture/ scything/ harvesting and

preserve making/ wine making

5. To do the 1. Engage in a clear plan of work with the Start work in We have tool shed / preparatory specific professionals. September general small covered structural 2. To place in plan where the sheds/ 2017 area and a shed for the work compost toilet are to be placed. This compost toilet at ground would be a part of plan for planning Complete level- accessible one before department planting £50- to dig the hole 3. To build a compost toilet as a community season which 3.build new compost workshop. starts in toilet -up steps approx. 4. To re assemble 2 sheds: tool shed, field November £450 shelter possibly voluntary work with 2017 4.Move items £150/ community. (shed to have water rebuild £200 collection aspect) 5. To do the drainage / track and pedestrian 5.Previously quoted bridge

6. Plant trees 1. To create a rough design, planting plan 1.basic one in ( see amount for plan and fruit giving consideration to soil/ direction of overall plan by above) bushes and wind, boundaries and time limits for 5 May - more herbs years of planting detailed by Administrate £100 2. To order and purchase year 1 trees etc September £5,000 approx. 2.As soon as Tools £400 3. To get further tools the land has 4. To organise days of planting involving been local schools and groups/businesses in transferred- 4.Workers£700-£1500 and around Cardigan town. large trees in 5. To have compost / mulch delivered to first 5.£500 site 4.Nov-March 7. To promote 1. To write an article for newspapers when When transfer Admin cost £50 and raise the community asset transfer has been has completed Or volunteer to write awareness of agreed. To write an article for the forest permaculture magazine garden with 2. To organise an opening ceremony £30- 70 the local 3. To develop a face book page volunteer community and the wider public 8. To promote 1. To do a feasibility study of developing £150-500 livelihoods businesses related to the forest garden. for local Creating the ideas and requirements people needed for using the forest garden space and produce. CLA/ Naturewise/CAVO End year 1 / example preserve -coop Year 2 2. Create an action plan to develop ideas 9. To promote 1. To do an initial base line assessment of Year 1 summer biodiversity species through the year Coppicewood throughout of the entire College/ other species identifying groups site –enquire

10. The CIC to 1. To write up work undertaken to take Ongoing 2. £400 to keep keep account photographs accounts ongoing of all work 2. To choose someone to keep financial throughout year and undertaken accounts and choose accountant £450 to submit 3. To meet regularly about work undertaken and plans