Author: Suzanne Audrey

Special Bat EditionThanks to Kelly Sheldrick and the BS3/4 Bat Group for this special edition on bats.     If anyone else would like to write a special edition of Wildlife News focusing on your favourite animals or native plants or on the wilding of a local green space in Bristol, get[…]

TRESAcic has made the following points, specific to the Totterdown area, in connection with the consultation on the A4 Bristol to Bath corridor. The survey is here: https://consultation.westofengland-ca.gov.uk/infrastructure/bristoltobathsurvey/ You can also email your views to: bristoltobath@westofengland-ca.gov.uk But you’ll have to be quick – the consultation closes 10th September 2021 ————[…]

Bat Night at Victoria Park. Ecologist, Alex Morss, led a recent bat survey in Victoria Park. As well as eight bat species identified over recent years, other nocturnal creatures in Victoria Park are hedgehogs and tawny owls. Alex suggests some simple measures that will support a strong night-time ecology: less mowing;[…]

Our Councillors Ed Plowden and Lisa Stone would like to hear the views of local residents about the application for a 54 flats, up to 9-storeys high, next to the Thunderbolt on Bath Road – see their message below which includes what can, and can’t, be taken into consideration when[…]

TRESA has drafted a long list of objections to the development at 122 Bath Road (see below). If you agree with any or all of these points, please object to the proposal. You can do so by clicking on ‘make a comment’ on the Bristol City Council website Redevelopment of[…]

The TRESA AGM minutes, annual report and accounts for 2020-21 are available here:

Extracts from the latest Wildlife News are below. _________________ Wildlife Groups Across Bristol We are trying to do three main things 1. Raise public awareness about wildlife in the city including both the good things (‘a family of hedgehogs is visiting my garden, aren’t they sweet?’) and the bad things[…]

Thank you to everyone who supported TRESA’s sustainable transport event on Busy Park green space today, Saturday 31st July. At least 45 local people came along. Avon and Somerset Police were busy security marking bicycles for several hours. Meanwhile the Travel West Roadshow team gave out travel maps and information,[…]

TRESA director, Suzanne Audrey, submitted written questions about the potential for improving the route between Three Lamps junction and Temple Meads to Bristol Full Council and received the responses set out below. Unfortunately the proposals are still not clear. The full set of questions and answers can be found at[…]