One Tree Per Child Bristol Report 2015/2016 Contents 1. Summary of trees planted 2. Education 3. Fundraising 4. Tree planting events 5. Free fruit tree scheme 6. Volunteer programme 2015-16 project highlights: 15,436 trees planted with primary-aged children in parks, woodlands, school grounds and open spaces, 13,887 free fruit trees planted in pupils gardens and school grounds, National Tree Week (Dec16) promoted 5 high profile media events and Downs Celebration event (April 2016), Lead Volunteer training in October recruited and trained 30 Lead Volunteers, 7 new community woodlands planted with partner organisations. 1. OTPC trees planted 2013-2016 No. trees planted 15,436 (Parks, woodlands, Open space & school grounds) 2015 - 2016 No. free fruit trees (Gardens) 13,000 No. free fruit trees (School grounds) 887 TOTAL 15/16 trees planted 29,323 No. trees planted 9172 2014-2015 Free Fruit trees (gardens) 620 2013 - 2014 No. trees planted 273 TOTAL OTPC PLANTING 39,388 2. Education Highlights: 132 schools engaged with project 154 assemblies delivered in 132 schools 12 workshops delivered 30 schools attended community planting events Worked with partners such as taking school’s to the Crumble Rumble and Orchard Planting at Tyntesfield, working in schools with RSPB, partnered up with Avon Wildlife Trust on planting events and delivered a weekend educational programme at the Festival of Nature. 3. Fundraising 2015/16 The team worked closely with schools or local communities and the Neighbourhood Partnerships on designing the tree plans, planting and where required upgrading the whips to standard size trees. Total funds secured = Sponsor type Sponsor name Amount donated or secured One Tree sponsorship scheme Fonthill Primary: £295 x 2 £590 - schools Westbury-on-Trym Primary: £295 x 10 £2,950 Glenfrome Primary x 1 £295 One Tree Per Child Bristol – Whitchurch Community Orchard: £120 x 47 £5640 Parks St George Park - Neighbourhood Partnership: £275 £6050 x 22 Kings Head Lane Park £295 x 3 £885 Total raised £16 410 4. OneTree Per Child Bristol planting events November 2015 – March 2016 Highlights: 20 school grounds planting events planting 1792 trees 43 community planting events, planting 13,644 trees 1987 children involved in planting events 13,887 free fruit trees planted in pupils gardens and school grounds Three community orchards have been planted – 2 of which will be maintained by the community group. The community planting events engaged the local primary schools as part of the One Tree Per Child Bristol program in addition to individuals, community and corporate groups. See table below for summary of individual planting events. 5. Volunteer programme The OTPC Lead Volunteer training programme was launched in Summer 2015 to recruit, train and engage volunteers in our winter planting season, with the aim of encouraging longer term engagement in tree maintenance across the city. Highlights: 3 lead Volunteer training days run in partnership with the Woodland Trust and Institute of Chartered Foresters, 30 people were trained in a comprehensive overview of the tree planting process from initial design and consultation to planting, Lead volunteer planting commitment met with an average of 8 days planting attended, 6 community events to attract volunteers, Five key corporate volunteer groups engaged in planting events – Skanska, Turner and Townsend, Soil Association, HSBC, OVO Energy Approx over No. No. Lead 50s (included general Corporate Volunteer in general/ volunteers Volunteer corp/LV) No. Hours 1254 2640 864 1020 No. days* 209 440 144 170 *Volunteer days = 6 hours Approx over No. TOTAL Lead No. 50s days No. corporate Location Ward TREES Volunteer general included in children Volunteer PLANTED Days vols days general/ days corp/LV Meadow Vale Community Centre St George 10 60 38 10 Crosscombe Drive Open Space Dundry View 1000 60 18 9 14 5 Napier Miles Open Space & Kingsweston 900 Fernhill Fields 67 7 5 20 5 Whitchurch Community Orchard Whitchurch 47 15 5 20 8 St George's Park St George West 77 30 6 12 4 Greenfield Academy Knowle 29 60 2 4 1 Purdown Open Space - North Lockleaze 307 120 3 4 2 Purdown Open Space - South Lockleaze 150 60 3 2 Purdown South site - Woodland Trust Lockleaze 429 10 2 20 8 Urban Escapes @ Springfield Allotments Knowle 386 4 10 3 4 Blaise Primary Henbury 34 30 1 Brislington Brook/ St Annes Wood Brislington 31 60 2 9 4 Dundridge Park St George 27 60 5 9 2 Okebourne Road Open Space Brentry 9 5 1 12 2 Nibley Road /Lamplighters Marsh Shirehampton 27 60 5 7 3 Kings Head Lane Park Bishopsworth 17 30 1 12 7 Long cross / Saltmarsh Drive Kinsgweston 22 30 4 4 2 Tranmere Avenue OS FoAT Brentry 500 60 6 9 2 6 Aardagh hedge Horfield 2000 40 Elmlea Primary Westbury-on-Trym 7 30 1 2 Henacre Open Space Hartcliffe 17 30 3 7 1 Perretts Park Knowle 146 30 4 5 6 5 Stockwood Open Space Stockwood 3906 60 2 10 3 Pendock Road Community Frome Vale 15 5 6 2 Orchard Westbury-on- Westbury-on-Trym Primary 35 60 4 3 4 3 Trym Elderberry walk open Space Southmead 16 45 5 5 2 Meadowsweet Open Space Fishponds 1925 10 5 11 3 Glenfrome School Eastville 7 30 1 Little Mead Primary Southmead 8 15 1 Henleaze Infants Henleaze 2 15 St Annes Park Brislington West 32 60 6 8 2 Perry Court Primary Whitchurch 106 60 1 4 Arnall Drive Recreation Ground Henbury 32 15 8 9 3 Stoneberry Road Whitchurch 9 3 2 Headley Park Primary Bishopsworth 136 45 8 Crox Bottom Hartcliffe 750 2 5 14 2 Plummers Hill Open Space St George 25 6 3 23 8 Troopers Hill St George 7 56 1 10 Badocks Wood Primary Southmead 340 60 3 4 10 2 Leigh Court Farm 150 12 3 3 St Teresa's Primary Horfield 364 60 5 4 2 UWE Frenchay campus Filton 25 30 3 5 11 1 Burnbush Primary Stockwood 301 71 2 7 11 2 Woodstock Special school Henbury 306 30 4 5 1 Our Lady of the Rosary Primary Kingsweston 14 28 2 2 Lockleaze open space Lockleaze 125 39 4 7 2 Ilchester Crescent Open Space Bedminster Down 26 9 2 8 Horfield C of E Primary Horfield 21 30 2 1 Treetops development, Knowle Knowle 11 30 3 6 Lane Millpond Primary Easton 6 11 3 3 Stoke Park Primary Lockleaze 30 28 5 2 1 Netham Park Redfield 15 41 5 18 7 Valley Walk Hartcliffe 29 2 5 2 2 Cotswold Road Open Space Windmill Hill 10 16 6 4 Felix Park/ Bannerman Road Easton 13 3 5 2 2 Stoke Bishop Primary Stoke Bishop 23 30 6 1 4 Clifton Downs (whitebeam) Clifton 2 40 2 25 17 Crox Bottom Open Space Hartcliffe 100 1 1 Seabank woodland Avonmouth 300 5 1 4 South Street Park Bedminster 3 Kingsweston House Kinsgweston 40 Clifton Downs (Beech) 2 15436 1987 209 440 144 170 1254 2640 864 1020 .