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We run a series of environmental projects which we welcome the involvement of local residents. If you'd like to get involved please call Celia Wear on 01242 548294. A sample of the projects can be seen below;
Hesters Way Partnership has been awarded £2,000 from Cheltenham Borough Council's Community Pride fund to support the development of two local parks; King George V playing Fields and Hesters Way Park (aka Fishy Park) . The plan is to make these green spaces more accessible and increase the involvement and enjoyment of local people in their care, maintenance, usage and sustainability. We will promote the establishment of 2 self managing park user groups made up of local volunteers. We will promote the skills required to ensure good governance and provide educational opportunities to ensure self determination. The groups will run events and activities in the parks; conduct wildlife surveys and learn about the flora and fauna currently inhabiting them with a view to broadening local biodiversity. If you'd
like to get involved please contact Celia Wear on 01242
548294
Green
Flag Award Vote for our park here Planting
Places Award Nature Watch
Project
On
June 16th
a group of intrepid nature lovers gathered to study the abundant flora
and fauna of Springfield Park. The group were lead by Jo Worthy Jones of
The
Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust who shared her wide knowledge of the
wild and wonderful species on view in the Park. As
it turned out the predicted rain was delayed and the group were able to
use their spotting sheets to identify some of the 39 different plants
and animals already recorded in the Park. The project, Attendees
all enjoyed learning about local wildlife and to identify plants and
were keen that others in the area were also given the chance. If you’d
like to have a go click here Spotting
Sheet.
You can find some examples of the wildlife in the area on this ID
sheet You can spot from your front room window, on your way to school or in
your lunch break.. The sheets are also available from 12 local centres,
schools, churches each of which has a post box to return your valuable
information to us. Our
environment page also includes a map of all the green spaces and
individual wildlife watcher locations. With the addition of your
information gathered throughout July August and September we can help
conserve wildlife and create corridors across the area. So if you have a
family of hedgehogs or foxes we’d love to hear about it. We need to
ensure that wildlife is not harmed by local development. For wildlife info contact; jo.worthy-jones@gloucestershirewildlifetrust.co.uk and for further information about the scheme and especially bats and butterflies please contact Janice Payne on 250019.
The
project was the inspiration of Friends of Springbank who raised over £13,000
from Gloucestershire Environment Trust, Gloucestershire Community
Foundation, Cheltenham Borough Council (Community Pride) and the Police.
The
initial planting phase of the project was a great success thanks to all
the kind volunteers but since April the Friends of Springbank Garden
Group have continued with the upkeep of the garden. The raised beds have
been planted with summer vegetables and plans are taking shape to
prepare the vegetable beds for next years crops. The
garden infrastructure will be completed by the end of August with the
addition of a 2.5 metre pergola. The local councillor was so impressed
with the project that he donated £150 from his own pocket to buy a
bench!! Press Cuttings Articles have been placed in the Gloucestershire Echo and a full colour spread after the completed planting phase plus in the local Viewpoint magazine with a photo of the garden on the front cover.
Wildlife:
Two wild
flower meadows supporting over fifteen species of butterfly and a
wealth of flowers and grasses. There are also small mammals, badgers,
foxes and bats on the reserve. There is a great and varied range of
trees including Monterey Cypress and Wellingtonia Sequoia. A
new allotment project is being managed by BTCV
beginning in summer 2011 Rangers
have carried out seasonal work at If you have any questions please contact the Community Rangers. Griffiths Avenue
Nature Reserve
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in England & Wales. Registration Number: 3685423 Registered
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The
award was confirmed on 25th July where judges agreed that Springfield
Park is: a welcoming place; clean and well maintained; sustainability;
conservation and heritage; and community involvement. See 
