Footpath Construction at Midsomer Norton Town Park
An activity with Bristol Conservation Volunteers
Activity date: Wednesday 8th May 2024
Start time: 9:45
Finish time: 16:00
Activity description
Come along and help us construct a new footpath around the meadow at Midsomer Norton Town Park in order to improve the access and create a circular route. Join in, feel good.
Meeting place
Outside the Bristol Hotel, Prince Street, next to Farrs Lane
Activity location
Midsomer Norton Town Park, Gullock Tyning, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, BA3 2UH
Site description
Midsomer Norton Town Park is an old batch from the coal mining days. It used to be an area of no mans land dominated by bramble with no proper public access until Midsomer Norton Town Council took it on. The town park has now been revamped and is now a pleasant green space which is open and accessible to the public. However, there is still much more work to be done to further improve the access and to increase the biodiversity of the site to benefit wildlife.
Following initial scrub clearance in Autumn 2018 and some further work in early spring 2019, we have been working with a firm of ecologists to determine the best means of managing the Celebration Meadow, Wild Meadow and Riverside path. Ongoing work in accordance with their advice is planned to:
-Control re-growth of excessive areas of bramble and nettles in the wild meadow and along the riverside path
-Gradual establishment of mown grass paths through the Wild Meadow
-Gradual development of a more diverse grassland meadow flora in the wild meadow.
Pick Up Point
Contact
Claire Dinsdale
Telephone: 07739 447995
Email: volunteer-bristol@tcv.org.uk
Website: https://www.tcv.org.uk/southwest
Please bring
- packed lunch
- suitable outdoor clothes
- suitable outdoor footwear
Site Facilities
- Parking
- Nearest Toilets - Somer Centre
