The Bath Urban Treescape team are pleased to announce the launch of six new urban tree trails to join the popular series of tree trails produced last year.
The Bath Urban Treescape project started in 2022 to draw the attention of residents and visitors to the wealth of trees on the streets of the city and encourage them to consider their importance. In 2023 eleven thousand of the map leaflets were shared at events, leisure & garden centres, doctors’ surgeries & parks and have been enjoyed by a wide range of residents and visitors.
The tree trails received so much positive feedback from different sectors, the group re- printed 8000 more maps and are now launching six further tree trails.
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Trail E: Rob’s Route, starts and ends in Bear Flat and connects Moorlands and Alexandra Parks. The route is based on a suggestion from the late Rob Randall, Bath naturalist.
Trail F and F2: Alice’s Arboretum in Alice Park has two tree trails: a general interest trail and a ‘family friendly’ trail, with fewer trees and incentives to visit all the trees.
Supporting the ‘family friendly’ theme, the Treescape team have published a children’s book: “From little acorns mighty oaks do grow.” The story, about an acorn character named Arbor, was written by Treescape team member and lifelong tree lover, Helen Schofield. Arbor has been designed by local illustrator Debbie Clist.
Alice’s Arboretum includes an avenue of young Japanese ‘Kanzan’ cherry trees, planted in 2022 through the local Ward Empowerment Fund. These trees have a connection with the Japanese city of Beppu, which, like Bath, is a Spa city and has a friendship agreement with the City of Bath.
Trail G: London Road Loops adds a trail on the east side of the city and joins two circuits, one around Snow Hill and the other visiting Kensington Meadows.
The team have started working with the Genesis Life project to produce a mini trail: the “Snow Hill Circuit” for local residents to enjoy.
Trail H and H2: Combe Park Canopy has two trails at the Royal United Hospital, one developed for the staff, patients and visitors looking for a purposeful walk and one - developed with the ReMind UK Centre – which is a short, dementia-friendly trail around the ReMind building, designed for beneficiaries of the centre.
These will be available at the RUH Community Day on 21st September.
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