Greenways and Cycleroutes

Greenways volunteers have helped to restore the Grade 1 historic landscape created by Humphry Repton. Historic England asked us to create a number of ‘windows’ in the tree belt, to open vistas from the Mansion to the grassland beyond, and these are now in place. Thanks to Deb Erskine for coordinating this and to volunteers for maintaining verges and hedges.

This short, level route connects the Long Ashton Gate with the UWE site in Kennel Lodge Road, avoiding the awkward and busy estate roads up to the house and back again.  The path was opened on 10 April 2020, when, with no ceremony, but much joy, we took down the last barriers.

It would not have been possible without Chris, Ashley, Clive and Gordon from Safety Green Limited who built the path; Veolia Community Trust, with Sustrans and North Somerset Council, who paid for it; Bristol City Council and UWE who own the land; and our volunteers.

In December 2019 we carried out the preliminary tree work.    Three volunteer workdays on 13,15 and 16 January saw the new route well underway. With 35 volunteers we relocated fencing, constructed new fencing, planted over 300 hedging plants and tidied the felled timber to create habitat piles. The contractors started preparing the route for stoning, aiming to see the path opened before Easter 2020.

There is also the associated project Ashton Court Rose Garden where you can find a description and more photos.

       
Planning permission was granted on 30 May 2019 to complete the missing link in the Festival Way connecting Nailsea and central Bristol. This short level route would connect the Long Ashton Gate with the UWE site in Kennel Lodge Road, avoiding the awkward and busy estate roads up to the house and back again.

You can view the planning document here:

Ashton Court planning document Jan 2019

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