Access and Infrastructure Works for ERDF Wild Towns Project in Gloucestershire

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Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust awarded a contract to Gloucestershire Wildlife Management Ltd for access and infrastructure improvements as part of the ERDF Wild Towns Project, which is part-funded through the European Regional Development Fund and aims to improve wildlife habitats and connectivity within seven Gloucestershire towns.

The contract, valued at AUD 103,983, involved installing an accessible riverside path in Fairford, three footpaths in Queen Victoria Gardens in Moreton in Marsh, and one footpath at City Bank in Cirencester; creating a sensory garden in Fairford's Walnut Tree Field; installing a footbridge over the Cinderford Brook at Linear Park in Cinderford and adapting and widening an existing footbridge at City Bank in Cirencester; installing a 120m boundary fence at Moreton in Marsh cemetery; providing replacement fencing at Wharfdale Way playground and parking site in Stonehouse; installing post and rail fencing along a boardwalk at Court View newt ponds in Stonehouse; removing concrete and landscaping at Wharfdale Way parking site in Stonehouse; and installing eight natural-looking benches or carved seating logs.

The project was delivered in collaboration with partners including Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group South West, Severn Trent Water, Severn Rivers Trust, Moreton in Marsh Town Council, Forestry Commission, Cirencester Town Council, and Stroud District Council.