2011

Members of the Redland Green Community Group braved the freezing February conditions to plant 105 trees on Redland Green.

The trees were provided by The Woodland Trust as part of the Queen's Jubilee celebrations and included a sapling grown from one of the royal estates (identified by a ribbon for those who want to seek it out).

Species planted included oak, hawthorn, hazel, blackthorn, birch and rowan, and supplemented previous plantings in the wildlife hedge along the back of St Oswald's Road, and the woods at the western edge of the Green.

3 March

Redland residents get together to make bird boxes and to do a litter sweep of the Green.

Enclosed area of the village green

The council erected metal fencing to entirely surround the paved area adjacent to the bowling green and children's playground. This act of enclosing part of a village green, and partitioning the green was neither wanted nor welcomed, and a community campaign against this fence ensued.

The fence was removed by Bristol City Council on Thursday 15th December 2011. This is a positive outcome; thanks to everyone who contributed to the campaign.

Western Power have recently been working on this area, replacing one of the major electricity supply cables that serves North Bristol; they will reinstate the grassed areas once the work is completed. The ditch is already back to draining and carrying surface water, and will continue to play its part in sustaining the habitat for the surrounding flora and fauna.