The Friends of Withywood Park BS13

23/07/2026

Hey Friends of Withywood Park,

Cat from Bristol Uni is doing a Community Safety who helped the Ignite Plan collate and format the data is running a research studying using an app on community safety in Hartcliffe.

Here are the details incase you, a friend, family member or another member of the community might want to be involved.

"Hi everyone,

Hope you're all well - and keeping cool in the heat!

I'm looking for a few more people to take part in my research study (the one with the app!) I'm almost at the end of the project, so I'd really appreciate your help.

If you know someone who lives in the area we're looking at (basically about a 15 minute walk from Morrie), please send them this message or share my details with them. Advert is attached.

NEW BONUS: if you refer someone:

You'll get a £5 voucher if they get in touch.
You'll get another £25 voucher if they complete the study.
This includes if you post it on a Whatsapp or Facebook group!

And obviously if they take part in the study, they'll get £175 in vouchers.

If you'd like to know more, or know someone who might be interested, please contact:

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07598 131757

Thank you so much for your help!"

If you heard about this opportunity through me please let Cat know this.

Kind Regards

Luke

23/06/2026

**⚽ IMPORTANT UPDATE: New Home for our Free Adult Football Sessions! ⚽**

We’ve had a brilliant run at Hareclive E-Act Academy since September 2024, but due to a situation at the venue, we are on the move!

A massive thank you to Merchants Academy for stepping in and offering us a new home. Because of their support, these sessions are staying completely **FREE**.

Even better? We can now run them **50 weeks of the year**—no more stopping for school holidays! 🙌

Here is everything you need to know:

* 📍 **New Location:** Merchants Academy, BS13 9BJ
* 📅 **First Session:** Tuesday, 30th June
* ⏰ **New Time:** 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM (Every Tuesday)
* 📱 **Register to Play:** Please RSVP via the Spond app so we know numbers! Join here: https://spond.com/invite/WOHDC

If you can all please help to spread the word, and we’ll hopefully see you on the pitch on the 30th!

31/05/2026

https://events.humanitix.com/friends-of-withywood-park-bird-bat-owl-hedgehog-box-building

Hey Friends of Withywood Park,

Morning, I hope your well and you are enjoying the early summer sunshine with family and friends.

As part of the Festival of Nature we the Friends of Withywood Park will be running a Bat and Bird box making event again from the Withywood Park Pod/ container on Saturday the 6th June 10.00 am - 12.00 pm.

Adults and children welcome, any under 16 will need an parent of gaurdian with them at all times throughout the session and will need Close super vision and likely need help from this parent throughout the session.
Any under 16s are not covered by the public liability insurance so they are attending at their own/ your own risk.

Basic refreshments of tea, coffee, water and few biscuits will be provided on the day.

Weather may vary so please make sure you bring appropriate clothing for the weather on the day, close toed grippy shoes or boots, a water bottle with water if it's hot, waterproof is it's wet or potentially of rain, something warm if it's windy or chilly, all other equipment will be provided on the day.

All other equipment will be provided for you.

We look forward to seeing you on the day.

Kind Regards

The Friends of Withywood Park BS13

Join us for a hands-on workshop building bat, bird, owl, and hedgehog boxes for local parks in Withywood and Hartcliffe.

13/05/2026

Morning Friends of Withywood Park, neighbours, dog walkers and the wider Withywood and Hartcliffe Community.

There is a lot of litter/ rubbish in the park at the moment partly due to large groups of teenagers using the skate park and not putting litter in the bins provided.

Despite a couple of us tidying this area last week, there is a lot of litter and burnt out motor bike this week.

So we are teaming up with Whitchurch Wombles again to help us tackle this again this Thursday 14th May 11.00 am - 13.00 pm, meeting by the skate park in Withywood Park.

Many hands make light work and all and any help is always appreciated by us and all the local residents, neighbours, community, and regular users of this beautiful space where you'll hear amazing birdsongs, hear the tree leaves rustle in the wind, see the many colours of green and have a beautiful view in the park up Dundry slopes upto Dundry Village and Chruch.

So come give us a hand for an hour or two, get outside, move your body, help the community, and listen and see the beautiful sounds and sights of nature and local wildlife that’s on your door steps.

Thank you

Friends of Withywood Park

13/04/2026

Morning Hartcliffe, Withywood and South Bristol,

This Saturday the Hartcliffe Big Tidy and Community Event/ Gathering!

What: - a community event to bring the community together with a common cause of communuty and tidying up hartcliffe and withywood.

Where: - Morrisons Car Park (Peterson Avenue BS13 0BE) and a number of local Parks & Green Spaces.
What3words: spun.bags.copies

When: - Saturday 18th (this saturday), 10.30 am - 13.00 pm

How: - just turn up, no cost, no ticket needed, say hi, have a chat, see some friends, meet a few new faces, have fun, maybe pick a few bags of litter, return abandoned trollies.

1 Bag of Litter = 1 Raffle Ticket
1 Abandoned Trolley = 2 Raffle Tickets

Turn Up, Connect, Participate, Get Rewarded, Make a Difference!

You know it makes sense, and even if it doesn't there will be Tea, Coffee, biscuits, a bouncy castle and a Raffle with Awesome Prizes.

We would love you to join us see you there this Saturday 😃

🧃🥫🚯🚮♻️🎁

04/03/2026

Afternoon Friends of Withywood Park BS13, local Withywood and Hartcliffe Reaidents,

Do you want to know what Bat species are flying over your Garden?

Sharing on behalf of Peter, Do you want to know which bat species are flying over your garden? 🦇 🦇🦇

If so, I'm extending my previous bat survey work in BS3 (see attached report) to cover BS13, and I'm looking for sites to survey. If you live in BS13 and are interested, please contact me direct at [email protected] for more details.

Please let me know your postcode so that I can get an idea of where you are in BS13. Thank you. Peter

Photo/ diagram just to grab your attention 🙃

Kind Regards

The Friends of Withywood Park BS13

26/01/2026

Morning The Friends of Withywood Park (BS13), residents of BS13, Hartcliffe, Withywood, Headly Park, Highridge, Bishopsworth, Bedminster Down, South Bristol, and Nature, Wildlife, Film and Community lovers,

I hope your all well, and I am delighted to say and announce that the Green BS13 Climate and Nature Group is hosting a Free Short Nature, Wildlife and Enviromental Short Film Screening Night at Zion, January 29th, 7.00/19.00 - 10.00/22.00 pm. 💚🎥🎬

There will be a series of short films with all locally made, sourced, produced about Bristols Wildlife and Nature by and with local residents, community, people, volunteers, students and film makers.

We would love for you to join us on the night, to celebrate bristols incredible Nature, wildlife, enviroment, and the amazing local residents, community, volunteers, students, and film makers incredible films.

Including Nikki incredible, beautiful and harrowing film about the battle to save Yew Tree Farm and Catherine plight, fight to save the farm and legacy at the farm in Last Working Farm.

Green BS13 Climate & Nature Group Free Film Screening
Thursday January 29th
7.00 - 10.00 pm (19.00 - 22.00 pm)
Zion, Bishopsworth Road, Bristol, BS13 7JW

Donations welcome to both Green BS13 Climate and Nature Group and Zion to help us keep making a difference in the community.

Kind Regards

Luke, Green BS13 Climate and Nature Group & Zion

Thanks to .bristol and many more for giving us permission to screen your beautiful films.

See you Thursday 29th January at from 7pm.



Please help us share far and wide .bishopsworth

25/01/2026

Hey The Friends of Withywood Park (BS13), and the Residents of Hartcliffe and Withywood,

Hartcliffe Pride in Place – Trailblazer drop-in event

If you live in Hartcliffe or Withywood and want to find out more about the Pride in Place / Trailblazer programme, there’s a drop-in event coming up at the end of the month.

This is a chance to:

- learn more about the Pride in Place programme

- hear what’s planned over the coming months

- ask questions

- find out how local residents and community groups can get involved

🗓 Saturday 31 January
🕙 10.00am – 12.30pm
📍 Merchants Academy, Gatehouse Avenue, BS13 9AN

There will be short presentations during the morning from Karin Smyth MP and Bristol City Council at:

- 10.15am

- 11.00am

- 11.45am

You’re welcome to drop in at any point — no need to stay for the whole session.

This is early-stage engagement, so it’s a good opportunity to hear the background, understand how the programme will develop, and share initial ideas and priorities.

Please do share this with neighbours, friends and local groups who might be interested.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AF7FKTcCj/

Kind Regards

The Friends of Withywood Park (BS13)

15/01/2026

Morning Friends of Withywood Park (BS13),

I hope your all well, and I am delighted to say and announce that the Green BS13 Climate and Nature Group is hosting a Nature, Wildlife and Enviromental Film Screening Night at Zion, January 29th, 7.00/19.00 - 10.00/22.00 pm.

There will be a series of short films with all locally made, sourced, produced about Bristols Wildlife and Nature by and with local residents, community, people, volunteers, students and film makers.

We would love for you to join us on the night, to celebrate bristols incredible Nature, wildlife, enviroment, and the amazing local residents, community, volunteers, students, and film makers incredible films.

Including Nikki incredible, beautiful and harrowing film about the battle to save Yew Tree Farm and Catherine plight, fight to save the farm and legacy at the farm in Last Working Farm.

Green BS13 Climate & Nature Group Free Film Screening
Thursday January 29th
7.00 - 10.00 pm (19.00 - 22.00 pm)
Zion, Bishopsworth Road, Bristol, BS13 7JW

Donations welcome to both Green BS13 Climate and Nature Group and Zion to help us keep making a difference in the community.

Kind Regards

Luke, Green BS13 Climate and Nature Group & Zion

30/12/2025

Hey Friends of Withywood Park,

🎅❄️🦌🛷🎁Merry Christmas Friends of Withywood Park and to all of your families 🌲🍽🍷🧸 ☃️🤶

And 🎉🕛🍾Happy New Year🥂🎊 to you all, I am thoroughly looking forward to next year with you all and the Friends of Withywood Park Group and some of the tasks in 2026 from Litter Picks, Bramble Bashing, Spring Clean in the Park, Hedge Planting, Wildflowr planting, and many more events for Nature, Wildlife, the Park, local residents and the local Community to name a few many other events and active days in the Park.

Thank you to you all for volunterring in the park and our local community and for your time, effort, resources, skills, contacts, networks, commitment, dedication, contributions and work in helping maintain Withywood Park and engaging with the local residents and community. 🙏🏻🙏🏽🙏🏿

Here's to more of this in the New Year. 💪💪🏽💪🏿 Stronger together 👍🏻👍🏽👍🏿

If you would like to volunteer in Withywood Park with The Friends of Withywood Park please do get in touch.

Kind Regards

Luke & The Friends of Withywood Park (BS13)