Next Talk is on 23rd February 2026 - Bathford Parish Hall at 8:00pm."National Trust and Avon Conservation Area" presented by Joanna Rolfe, Project Manager with Sarah Dann, Lead Ranger for the National Trust and Ken Tatem for Avondale Nature Reserve - Bathampton Meadows is owned by the National Trust; and Bathampton Meadows Nature
Reserve alongside the dual carriageway is owned by the Highways Agency and managed
by the Avon Wildlife Trust. Both are deeply involved in nature conservation and have
ambitious plans for the future. The Nature Reserve is conservation in its strictest sense. It is reserved for nature and is not open to the public. Its priority is to provide flood plain, and it is managed as wetland grassland. In contrast, Bathampton Meadows has many visitors but relatively low biodiversity. The National Trust aims to develop the site by improving public access, boosting biodiversity and continuing to engage the local communities around it. Both will describe the present situation and plans for the future. |
