Posted on: May 15, 2012
Local cider orchard
For a limited period, if you set up a Standing Order to become a Friend of the Forest of Avon Trust you will receive a FREE top quality English apple tree in a pot, worth £35.
The Friends scheme directly supports the Trust’s work with local communities and entitles members to a free tree, a free Tree Dedication, tree planting/ maintenance and regular updates about our work.
To set up a Standing Order, please click here.
Your apple tree would be be available in the November- March planting season
Posted on: May 10, 2012
Ellen’s Wood is a large privately owned woodland, developing as a great haven for wildlife. The landowner allows access on foot along a network of paths, which offer varied walking options. For further details,view/ download the leaflet Ellen’s Wood Final pdf.
Ellen’s Wood was created as part of the Forest of Avon and joining the Trust as a Friend will allow us to continue our work with landowners, safeguarding existing access to woodlands and creating new ones.
Posted on: March 26, 2012
On Wednesday 13th June the Forest of Avon Trust is co-ordinating Into the Woods – a 1 day event that will explore how activities in nature can provide health, social and educational benefits. This event is being run as part of its Natural Connections project and is being run through the Bristol, Bath & West Forest Education Network. The event will take place in Bristol’s Big Green Week and has been set up for health, social and education professionals who want to find out about activities in natural settings, such as Forest School, and how to develop future provision for groups and individuals they work with.
For those attending it will offer opportunities to:
- Explore the benefits of these experiences to those involved through presentations and discussions.
- Discover a range of activities through demonstrations and hand-on workshops.
- Network and meet experienced outdoor professionals.
Rowena Kenny – Wildways Project Officer for South Gloucestershire Council, Freelancer and Academic will set the scene in exploring – The Power of Nature for Health and Wellbeing. She will pull on her 20 years of experience to look at a range of examples that demonstrate the benefits that activities in nature can provide.
Presentations and hand-on workshops will include: exploring the experiences and benefits of woodland activities for adults with learning difficulties, engaging families and early years groups with SEN in nature, Forest School activities with disengaged young people, sensory exploration activities in woodland, dens and fires with groups and exploring nature in the woods.
Timings and costs for the day are - 9.45am – 1.15pm and 2.00pm – 5.15pm. Half day £25 and a full day £40. The event will be based at Lawrence Weston Community Farm’s Woodland in Bristol.
For further information and booking contact jonattwood@forestofavontrust.org or call 01179633383. For more information please download and circulate this flyer.
Posted on: December 19, 2011
The Trust has just completed a small piece of work for North Somerset Council to identify individuals/ organisations willing and able to supply the Council with biodiversity information. The Trust has been assured by North Somerset Council that the data that it is sent is provided free of charge to BRERC, the regional environmental record centre for the former Avon area.
Posted on: December 13, 2011
The Forest of Avon Trust has worked with local farmer Mr Clapp to help him secure grants from the Forestry Commission for improving his community woodland: Meadow Wood. Grants have helped pay for a new sign welcoming people in to the woodland and waymarkers and posts. A grant will also contribute towards annual management costs for five years.
Meadow Wood is a fantastic developing woodland in the Avon Valley, adjacent to the Monarch’s Way between Keynsham and Bitton. Walkers are welcome. General location here.
The Forest of Avon Trust is advising a number of woodland owners about the grants which are available for woodland management and public access, (as well as new planting). If you have a woodland, please contact Jon Clark on (0117) 963 3383 to discuss further and arrange a free site visit.
Posted on: December 6, 2011
The Forest of Avon Trust is now offering a free, native tree or shrub for garden planting, to residents in three more communities. The offer in Shirehampton continues.
Sincere thanks to our business sponsors and Trust Friends who made this possible.
Details of the schemes can be downloaded here:
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If you would like to join us as a Friend and help grow this work, please go to the Get Involved tab and find out more.
