THE FOREST OF PLAN

5.19 Greater Forest of Avon

Map Ref: 19.1 and Gardens), open hillsides and viewpoints, City of Bristol (includes small part of 17.2 ensuring planting positively contributes to water Frome Valley: relating to M32 Corridor) management along the River Frome and is not on Grade 1 agricultural land. a. Ensure all woodlands have a Forestry Commission e. Establish individual and groups of trees, and small management plan (or equivalent), addressing woodlands in parks and greenspaces in a broad broad objectives, supporting their preparation corridor, linking the M32 woodland corridor to the and delivery. Focus on ASNW first and update woodlands in the Avon Valley, with a particular Bristol City Council management plans for all its focus on the Speedwell area (‘The Whitehall Gap’), woodland, when necessary. working with residents there to establish a Garden b. Buffer ASNW by establishing fringing areas for Forest of planting in front and back gardens. natural regeneration, where this does conflict with f. Establish individual and groups of trees in and other priority habitats/ SSSI. around St. Anne’s Valley to consolidate links with c. Continue to work in partnership to conserve the River Avon woodland corridor. nationally significant whitebeam spp. and ASNW as g. Establish individual and groups of trees in streets part of integrated management of the Avon Gorge and parks and greenspaces in a broad corridor SSSI. linking Stockwood Open Space to Arnos Vale d. Establish individual and groups of trees and small Cemetery. woodlands to consolidate the broad woodland and h. Establish individual and groups of trees and open space corridor centred on the M32 (including small woodlands to extend the woodland corridor Stoke Park and Oldbury Court Estates) linking centred on the Blaise Castle Estate, to woodlands it to the heart of the city. Conserve hedgerows in the Avon Valley, whilst conserving Wood Pasture and trees, Wood Pasture and other priority and other priority habitats, Historic sites (including habitats, historic sites (including Historic Parks

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Historic Parks and Gardens) and viewpoints within woodlands within primary and secondary school this. grounds, with school responsibility for their care. i. Establish individual and groups of trees and f. Establish individual and small groups of trees small woodlands within parks and greenspaces in/ adjacent to streets, addressing inequalities in addressing inequalities in tree canopy cover tree canopy cover and with a strong community and with a strong community dimension to their dimension to their location, size and care. location, size and care. g. Establish individual and groups of trees and j. Establish individual and groups of trees and small small woodlands on private land, with strong woodlands within primary and secondary school involvement of businesses and their staff. grounds, with school responsibility for their care. h. Ensure any new development requires the k. Establish individual and small groups of trees conservation and planting of trees within the site in/adjacent to streets, through the Greenstreets and as determined by scale and impact, includes project, addressing inequalities in tree canopy off-site tree and woodland planting. Where cover and with a strong community dimension to development is to take place at scale ensure that their location, size and care. trees, woodland and other green infrastructure l. Establish individual and groups of trees and is planned in advance and not piecemeal, to small woodlands on private land, with strong maximise benefits. involvement of businesses and their staff. i. Ensure public access routes are easy to use and m. Ensure any new development requires the follow. conservation and planting of trees within the site and as determined by scale and impact, includes Map Ref: 19.3 off-site tree and woodland planting. Kingswood (SGC14) n. Support the role of Bristol Tree Forum’s Tree a. Ensure all woodlands have a Forestry Commission Champions, championing tree care and tree management plan (or equivalent), addressing planting in wards across the city. broad objectives, supporting their preparation and o. Ensure the Community Forest Path and other delivery. public access routes are easy to use and follow. b. Establish individual and groups of trees and small woodlands within parks and greenspaces Map Ref: 19.2 addressing inequalities in tree canopy cover , and the Stokes and with a strong community dimension to their (SGC15)) location, size and care. a. Ensure all woodlands have a Forestry Commission c. Establish individual and groups of trees and small management plan (or equivalent), addressing woodlands within primary and secondary school broad objectives, supporting their preparation and grounds, with school responsibility for their care. delivery. Focus on the ASNW first. d. Establish individual and small groups of trees b. Buffer ASNW by establishing fringing areas for in/ adjacent to streets, addressing inequalities in natural regeneration. tree canopy cover and with a strong community dimension to their location, size and care. c. Establish individual and groups of trees, and small woodlands linking the Three Brooks Nature e. Establish individual and groups of trees and Reserve in broad corridors to woodlands and small woodlands on private land, with strong green space north of the M5 and in Filton, whilst involvement of businesses and their staff. conserving other priority habitats, historic sites f. Ensure any new development requires the and viewpoints. conservation and planting of trees within the site d. Establish individual and groups of trees and and as determined by scale and impact, includes small woodlands within parks and greenspaces off-site tree and woodland planting. addressing inequalities in tree canopy cover g. Ensure public access routes are easy to use and and with a strong community dimension to their follow. location, size and care. e. Establish individual and groups of trees and small 113