NAILSEA’S own wild oasis, Trendlewood Park, has just retained its Green Flag status which it has had since 2012.

The Green Flag Award scheme recognises and rewards well-managed parks and green spaces, setting the benchmark standard for the management of recreational outdoor spaces across the United Kingdom and around the world.

Winning a Green Flag Award brings with it a wealth of benefits, from the status of being affiliated with a prestigious awards programme, through to the tangible benefits such as recognising and rewarding staff and volunteers, promoting the site, and sharing good practices.

Applications are made on an annual basis, with each site receiving a detailed feedback report following an assessment by industry professionals.

(Image: Nailsea Town Council)

The ‘Friends of Trendlewood Park’ is a voluntary group which manages Trendlewood Community Park in partnership with North Somerset Council (NSC). Pat Gilbert, chair of the Friends, said: “We are delighted to have retained our Green Flag status.

“It is a great accolade to the work of the Friends who work so hard to keep the park looking as lovely as it does in all weathers.

“The Friends are always looking for more volunteers and meet on the 3rd Tuesday of each month, 10am – 1pm at The Old Farmhouse.

“If you are interested, please feel free to join the Friends on one of these days.

Or, if you would like to find out more please email the friends on contact@friendsoftrendlewoodpark.org.uk, or complete the contact form on the website https://friendsoftrendlewoodpark.org.uk/contact-us/ Trendlewood Park stretches across a large area within the Trendlewood estates.

The park comprises of four acres of woodland, a well-equipped play area, and 10 acres of grassland, trees, and hedges with a network of public footpaths and a bridleway.

You can enter the park from many directions. Look for the blue name signs at the entrances on Trendlewood Way (opposite The Old Farmhouse pub) Station Road (opposite Ash Hayes Road) and Lodge Lane at Backwell Bow.

Other access points are at the ends of Avening Close, Birdlip Close, Bibury Close and Tetbury Gardens and many of the roads that turn off Trendlewood Way.

The park consists of wood, grasslands, ponds, an orchard and many copses and hedges.

Take a look at the Trendlewood Park website https://friendsoftrendlewoodpark.org.uk/

For more detailed maps and 100s of wildlife photos.

There are panoramas are on the updated ‘Friends of Trendlewood Park’ website, which is now live.

Here is a link to the Park Features page which has the panoramas and some drone videos friendsoftrendlewoodpark.org.uk/the-park-features/