Bristol parks: Project celebrates city's green spaces

6 May 2024

A view over Bristol from Troopers Hill Park with a hot air balloon in the distance and houses in the foreground — Image caption,
This image looking across the city was taken in Troopers Hill Park

A new community-driven initiative has been set up to celebrate Bristol's parks and green spaces.

The Bristol Parks Project will feature dedicated websites offering information, photographs and videos on every park, nature reserve and community garden in the city.

Organisers say the parks play "a vital role in our wellbeing" and want to encourage more people to explore them., external

Images include squirrels in Brandon Hill Park and deer at Ashton Court.

A squirrel in a tree in Brandon Hill Park in Bristol — Image caption,
Bristol's wildlife features in the project such as this squirrel in Brandon Hill Park

Two deer feed on grass in Ashton Court on the edge of Bristol, with a magpie perched on one of them — Image caption,
The deer herds in Ashton Court are a popular sight for people exploring that area

The pictures have been collated by Karol Miksza and Krystian Maliszewski from Boys in Bristol Photography.

They have been taken at locations across the city at different times throughout the seasons.

A view of Bristol showing Victoria Park in the foreground and the city centre in the background — Image caption,
Victoria Park sits between Knowle and the city centre, as this image shows

A black and white dog sits on the ground in Eastwood Park Nature Reserve in Bristol — Image caption,
This four-legged visitor was photographed in Eastwood Park Nature Reserve on the edge of Brislington

As well as well-known much-visited locations such as Brandon Hill and the Avon Gorge, the websites also promote green spaces on the fringes of the city such as Oldbury Court and Troopers Hill.

"Our aim is to reconnect people with nature and bring back the sense of community," the photographers said.