Friends of STOCKWOOD OPEN SPACES

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CURRENT NEWS - The Big Save Our Parks Petition: Download printable copies (pdf) or sign online - The Old Open Space Orchard: Restoration has started! - Save Stockwood's Green Sites! Our forum to help defend our open spaces against council plans to sell them

Sturminster Close: Pete Goodwin and John Williams tell Kerry McCarthy MP about the plan to sell off the grassed play-space

ABOUT FRIENDS OF STOCKWOOD OPEN SPACES
We're a local group set up early in 2009 to protect and improve the open green spaces of Stockwood, for the benefit of local people and wildlife. We're now one of many Bristol 'Friends' groups of residents who value their open spaces.

Along with the 'Stockwood Open Space' local nature reserve, Stockwood also benefits from the brook valley downstream of Saltwell viaduct and the Whitchurch Railway path, part of NCN Route 3.

Some of the rubbish collected by FoSOS volunteers and neighbours by the brook and the 74 steps, Sturminster valley, 28/2/10

Already, the Friends have, with council support, carried out organised 'clean-ups' to help get rid of flytipped rubbish and litter. We've had talks and guided walks dealing with the wildlife of the area. We've cleared one of the ponds on the Open Space and the Holsom Close steps, we've helped put up bat-boxes, and we've started on some habitat restoration. We're helping to tackle the spread of Japanese Knotweed. We're reaching agreement with the Wildlife Trust and the council on who does what on the Open Space, and we're getting stuck in to rejuvenate the old orchard there.

The annual subscription is set at two pounds a head; there's a membership form on the newsletter

For more information ring Pete Goodwin on 01275 543280 or email fosos.sec (at) gmail.com

Other pages:
2011 Calendar (Committee and orchard work party dates): colour or b/w _{(both A5pdf)}
Newsletters:
      January 2011 _(pdf)
      January 2010 _(pdf)
      April 2009 _(pdf)

Consultation Response to the Area Green Space Plan for Hengrove and Stockwood
The first litter-pick - March 2009
Railway path latest - April 2010
Litter-pick and pond-dipping - April 2010
From the 80's - a picture and The Trail Guide to the Open Space in 1984!

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