Six new tree trails have been introduced by the Bath Urban Treescape team, joining the series of trails launched last year.
The new trails are available now | Photo © Bath Urban Treescape
The Bath Urban Treescape project started in 2022 to draw attention to the wealth of trees on the streets of the city and encourage people to consider their importance.
In 2023, 11,000 of the map leaflets were shared at events, leisure and garden centres, doctors’ surgeries and parks and have been enjoyed by a wide range of residents and visitors.
The trails received so much feedback from different sectors, the group re-printed 8,000 more maps and are now launching six further tree trails.
The new trails take in Bear Flat, Alice Park, the London Road and Combe Park in Weston.
Each trail has a selection of 20 or so significant trees. A dedicated website (www.bathurbantreescape.com), with digital maps, shows the trees and information about them.
The team have also installed thirty-four plaques throughout the city, to help identify the trees and to draw attention to the trees and the tree trails.
Fiona Bell, founder of the Bath Urban Treescape team said: “We are delighted that our tree trails have become so popular and are being enjoyed by people across our community.
“We are particularly grateful to the Bathscape Landscape Partnership, ReMind UK and Grant Associates for their financial support for the new tree trails.”
Hugh Williamson, member of the Bath Urban Treescape team, added: “Prospecting for the new tree trails and planning them in detail took me to parts of Bath that I wouldn’t normally visit.
“Even local residents who know Bath well will find that the trails take them to unfamiliar spots. Taken together, they create an alternative geography for Bath – a geography defined by trees.”
Cllr Joanna Wright, Chair of the Alice Park Committee, said: “Alice Park is valued by generations of residents in Bath, who have spent time under the trees, climbing the trees or just enjoying being with the trees.
“The project to deliver the first family tree trail in the city means that many of us will now be able to identify and know more about the trees in Alice Park.”
