Use this page to learn about the Landscape City Project.
The Landscape City project is focused on delivering nature recovery and climate resilience in Bath and its surrounds.
The project builds on the work of the Bathscape Landscape Partnership programme, which is enhancing the heritage, landscape and wildlife value of the setting of the City of Bath World Heritage Site.
Bath’s surrounding natural environment including rivers, woodlands, green spaces and fields plays an essential role in the health and economy of the city.
We recognise that in addition to management of the setting, there is also a need to green the city. This will provide greater connectivity for wildlife to move within and through the city and mitigate the impacts of more extreme weather events in the urban environment including high temperatures and high rainfall.
The council led project has secured funding from the West of England Combined Authority’s Green Recovery Fund to deliver nature recovery on key council owned sites and provide evidence for investment in greening of the city.
Project aims
Working with the Bathscape Board we will:
- establish a woodland recovery project to address Ash Dieback on the hillsides and skyline around Bath and bring woodlands into active management
- work with communities to improve sites that are important for wildlife and create new local nature reserves for nature conservation and quiet enjoyment
- progress the development of masterplans for key sites that the council owns, including the former golf course at Entry Hill
- scope and develop proposals for an ‘Ecology Hub’ providing for innovative nature-based learning and knowledge sharing, volunteering, and landscape / nature city outreach work
- map and understand the range of ecosystem services provided by Bath’s landscape, to ensure that we value and protect our natural assets and target resources effectively to maximise these benefits
Project location
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