Developing & Delivering a Vision for a Greener Bristol

Reg. Charity no. 280422

Landscape Institute South West Old Spaces to New Places:

The Benefits of Placemaking in Bristol’s Urban Regeneration



Bristol Green Capital Partnership

Developing and Delivering a Vision for a Greener Bristol

Ian BarrettVice Chair, Bristol Green Capital Partnership

Chief Executive, Avon Wildlife Trust



• Green Infrastructure• Bristol Green Capital Partnership• Creating a Vision for Change• Community Placemaking• Challenges & Opportunities

Green Infrastructure

Reg. Charity no. 280422Green Infrastructure

Reg. Charity no. 280422Green Infrastructure


Green infrastructure describes all of the green space (parks, open spaces, playing

fields, woodlands, street trees, allotments, and private gardens), blue space (streams,

canals, wetlands) and green features (green roofs and walls) within your development…

Green Infrastructure




“A low carbon city with a high quality of life for all”


Bristol 2015 Ambitions• Energy theme: Our ambition is for Bristol to become the UK’s first city for sustainable energy,

leading the way towards smart energy efficiency, affordable warmth and 100% renewables, with a thriving low carbon sector delivering solutions for the city and across the world

• Food theme: Our ambition is for Bristol to be the sustainable food capital of the UK by 2020• Nature theme: Our ambition is to make Bristol a world-leading, nature rich (biophilic) city

where people are connected to a landscape rich in wildlife• Resource theme: Our ambition is to make Bristol a leading circular economy city, where

people are focussed on reducing their residual waste (through waste prevention, re-use and recycling) and businesses are engaged in adopting circular economy business models

• Transport theme: Our ambition is to make Bristol a world leading city in active travel, where 4 out of 5 journeys under five miles are made by foot, bike and public transport

Bristol Green Capital Partnership


How do we work with our city to build support for and start to create:• High quality green infrastructure and habitat

networks that are good for people & wildlife?• Sustainable transport networks that provide

attractive alternatives to car travel?

Creating a Vision for Change

Creating a Vision for ChangeCreating a Vision for Change


• MetroWest & Metrobus • Cycling City• Hydrogen ferry• Grassroots Projects

• Congestion• Air pollution• Controversy • Conflict

Transport


Reg. Charity no. 280422Creating a Vision for Change



“Bolder vision for what we want to achieve”

“How to translate the aspiration into delivery”

“Good start but would like to see more ambition”

“Too much carrot, not enough stick”

“It must be implemented, not another strategy that gathers dust on a shelf”

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Our Ambitionto make Bristol a nature-rich city for the benefit of people and wildlife

Visiona city where whole streets get together to enhance their back gardens for wildlife, and where communities and businesses are engaged in the management of their local green spaces


1. Public engagement - events, activities, workshops

2. Toolkit – ‘how to’ guides – for Bristol residents to implement in their own back gardens

3. Work with interest groups and ‘Wildlife Champions’

4. Create demonstration sites and case studies5. Linking with other 2015 work6. Knowledge exchange & evaluation




“Tactical Urbanism”

Community Placemaking

New York

Reg. Charity no. 280422Community Placemaking Street Kit






Reg. Charity no. 280422Community Placemaking Southmead SuDs




Reg. Charity no. 280422Community Placemaking My Wild Street


Personal House Designs

Community Placemaking My Wild Street


What can you do?

Providing the four key needs of any species:

1. Food2. Water3. Shelter4. Breeding Sites

Community Placemaking My Wild Street





Reg. Charity no. 280422Challenges & Opportunities


My Wild…. My Wild Swimming PoolMy Wild Park – 8 parksMy Wild Street – 31 housesMy Wild Cathedral – Peregrine box & wildflowersMy Wild Business – Gloucester road (30 businesses)My Wild Hospital – 2 hospitalsMy Wild Office – BBC gardenMy Wild Development – new build, social housing My Wild Bedminster – whole neighbourhood

Challenges & Opportunities




Ecosystem Service Mapping


Green Infrastructure BenchmarkWe are… working closely with Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust to develop a green infrastructure benchmark

The benchmark will… help developers and planners define “what good looks like” and how it can be achieved

Wild Service will… work with developers to deliver high quality green infrastructure at each stage of the development process



Why green infrastructure? Why Wild Service?“Green infrastructure is often a complex and time-consuming element of large projects and getting it right can mean the difference between a smooth passage through the planning system and costly delays.

Whether your development scheme is large or small, your approach to green infrastructure may help secure planning approval. We work with you to demonstrate how you have considered local priorities for wildlife, water management and wellbeing of residents.

We have the skills and understanding to help you make sense of the different aspects of green infrastructure – relating to wildlife, people, and the wider landscape – and support you to deliver a project which is both environmentally-sensitive and cost-sensitive.”



WildlifeDoes the development contribute to net biodiversity gain through the creation of new habitat and enhancement of existing habitat?

Does the development promote consideration of biodiversity in all aspects and phases of construction?

WaterDoes the design for SuDS, and all its components, follow current good practice in terms of design, implementation and long-term management?

Are features relating to relating to water management used to enhance local distinctiveness and add value to the overall design?

WellbeingDoes the development consider how street furniture and other features can optimise use of green infrastructure at all times of year?

Does the development demonstrate innovative solutions to overcoming social and cultural barrier to access and use of green space?



1. PRE-APPLICATION

2. LANDSCAPE DESIGN

3. IMPLEMENTATION

4. LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT

5. SITE MAINTENANCE

Wild Service - Five stages of support and delivery

Working w

ith trusted partners


Reg. Charity no. 280422- A low carbon city with a high quality of life for all -

Developing and Delivering a Vision for a Greener Bristol


Join Avon Wildlife Trust us today to protect your local wildlife and wild places. Become part of our growing community of like-minded people striving to take action for nature.

Our Vision• Create ecological networks on a landscape scale• Inspire people and communities to care about nature• Champion the value of nature

http://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/joinus



Environment

Developing & Delivering a Vision for a Greener Bristol