m (layout)
(redesign)
(9 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Bedsnews}}
{| cellpadding="8" cellspacing="0"
|- valign="top"
| style="background:white" width="52%"|
[[File:Bedfordshire1.jpg|424px]]<br clear=left>
== Initiatives by topic ==
== Initiatives by topic ==


Line 6: Line 9:
[[wikipedia:Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire]]
[[wikipedia:Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire]]


=== Community resources ===
=== Cycling activism ===


[http://www.marshfarmfutures.co.uk/ Marsh Farm Futures]
[http://www.ccnb.org.uk/ The Cycling Campaign for North Bedfordshire] - [http://www.cyclebedford.org.uk/ Cycle Bedford] - [http://ctc-bedfordshire.co.uk/ CTC Bedfordshire] - [http://www.bedsroad.org/ BRCC, Bedfordshire Road Cycling Club] - [http://www.icycle.cc/ iCycle] - [[wikipedia:Cycling Campaign for North Bedfordshire]] promotes and encourages the use of the Bedford Green Wheel


=== Cycling ===
=== Food activism ===


[http://www.ccnb.org.uk/ The Cycling Campaign for North Bedfordshire] - [http://www.cyclebedford.org.uk/ Cycle Bedford] - [http://ctc-bedfordshire.co.uk/ CTC Bedfordshire] - [http://www.bedsroad.org/ BRCC, Bedfordshire Road Cycling Club] - [http://www.icycle.cc/ iCycle] - [[wikipedia:Cycling Campaign for North Bedfordshire]] promotes and encourages the use of the Bedford Green Wheel
Incredible Edible Dunstable on [https://www.facebook.com/Incredible-Edible-Dunstable-246156608855949/ facebook]


=== Sustainable transport ===
=== Sustainable transport activism ===


Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:Green_Wheel#Bedford_Green_Wheel|Bedford Green Wheel]]: a project to build on the existing network of traffic free paths and quiet routes for cyclists and walkers. This network will run around Bedford, England, and includes 'spokes' linking into the town centre. The network will link parks, nature reserves, countryside and homes. This project is part of Bedford Borough Council's Green Infrastructure Plan 2009.  
Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:Green_Wheel#Bedford_Green_Wheel|Bedford Green Wheel]]: a project to build on the existing network of traffic free paths and quiet routes for cyclists and walkers. This network will run around Bedford, England, and includes 'spokes' linking into the town centre. The network will link parks, nature reserves, countryside and homes. This project is part of Bedford Borough Council's Green Infrastructure Plan 2009.  
Line 22: Line 25:
=== Trees, woodland and forest ===
=== Trees, woodland and forest ===


[[wikipedia:Forest of Marston Vale]], community forest
The Forest of Marston Vale is an evolving community forest in Marston Vale, which runs south west from the towns of Bedford and Kempston in Bedfordshire, England towards the M1 motorway. It is operated by a registered charity called the Forest of Marston Vale Trust.
 
The vale is traditionally a brickmaking area, but brickmaking industry has been running down since the 1970s. It has left a large amount of spoiled countryside containing several large empty pits some of which have now been converted into lakes. The Forest of Marston Vale is one of twelve of community forest projects in the United Kingdom. It was initiated by the Countryside Agency and the Forestry Commission, in partnership with Bedfordshire County Council, Mid Bedfordshire District Council, and Bedford Borough Council. The total area covered is 61 square miles (158 km2), but most of this land is in private ownership. There are incentives for landowners to plant trees, and the target for community forests in general is to reach 30% tree cover.
 
The principal public open space in the Forest is Marston Vale is the Millennium Country Park which covers 2.5 km2 (1 mile2) and was opened in 2000. The park features several lakes including the large Stewartby Lake and extensive wetlands. There is a visitor centre called the Forest Centre, which has a Lakeside Cafe, shop, toilets and bike rental. According to the official website the park attracts around a quarter of a million visitors a year. There are plans to create a larger park of over 3 square miles (7.8 km2) to the east of Bedford, which will be called Bedford River Valley Park. {{W|Forest of Marston Vale}}
 
| style="background:khaki" |
 
__TOC__


== News and comment ==
== News and comment ==
'''2015'''
Bedfordshire joins [[Glasgow]] in fossil fuel commitment, January 20 <ref>[http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/bedfordshire-joins-glasgow-in-fossil-fuel-commitment/2018033.article Times Higher Education]</ref>


'''2012'''
'''2012'''


The way ahead for funding parks and green spaces? <ref>[http://greenflag.keepbritaintidy.org/news/2012/12/the-way-ahead-for-funding-in-parks/ greenflag.keepbritaintidy.org]</ref> December 4
The way ahead for funding parks and green spaces? <ref>[http://greenflag.keepbritaintidy.org/news/2012/12/the-way-ahead-for-funding-in-parks/ greenflag.keepbritaintidy.org]</ref> December 4
== Resources ==
*[http://www.marshfarmfutures.co.uk/ Marsh Farm Futures]


== Interwiki links ==
== Interwiki links ==
Line 35: Line 53:


{{scaendmenu}}
{{scaendmenu}}
[[category:Sustainable community action]]
[[category:East of England]]
[[category:East of England]]


Line 41: Line 58:
{{Attrib sca ref|Bedfordshire}}
{{Attrib sca ref|Bedfordshire}}
<references/>
<references/>
|}

Revision as of 08:36, 12 September 2016

Bedfordshire1.jpg

Initiatives by topic

Biodiversity

wikipedia:Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire

Cycling activism

The Cycling Campaign for North Bedfordshire - Cycle Bedford - CTC Bedfordshire - BRCC, Bedfordshire Road Cycling Club - iCycle - wikipedia:Cycling Campaign for North Bedfordshire promotes and encourages the use of the Bedford Green Wheel

Food activism

Incredible Edible Dunstable on facebook

Sustainable transport activism

Wikipedia: Bedford Green Wheel: a project to build on the existing network of traffic free paths and quiet routes for cyclists and walkers. This network will run around Bedford, England, and includes 'spokes' linking into the town centre. The network will link parks, nature reserves, countryside and homes. This project is part of Bedford Borough Council's Green Infrastructure Plan 2009.

Waterways: The River Great Ouse links Bedfordshire to the Fenland waterways. As of 2004 there are plans by the Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway Trust to construct a canal linking the Great Ouse at Bedford to the Grand Union Canal at Milton Keynes, 14 miles (23 km) distant. [1]

Trees, woodland and forest

The Forest of Marston Vale is an evolving community forest in Marston Vale, which runs south west from the towns of Bedford and Kempston in Bedfordshire, England towards the M1 motorway. It is operated by a registered charity called the Forest of Marston Vale Trust.

The vale is traditionally a brickmaking area, but brickmaking industry has been running down since the 1970s. It has left a large amount of spoiled countryside containing several large empty pits some of which have now been converted into lakes. The Forest of Marston Vale is one of twelve of community forest projects in the United Kingdom. It was initiated by the Countryside Agency and the Forestry Commission, in partnership with Bedfordshire County Council, Mid Bedfordshire District Council, and Bedford Borough Council. The total area covered is 61 square miles (158 km2), but most of this land is in private ownership. There are incentives for landowners to plant trees, and the target for community forests in general is to reach 30% tree cover.

The principal public open space in the Forest is Marston Vale is the Millennium Country Park which covers 2.5 km2 (1 mile2) and was opened in 2000. The park features several lakes including the large Stewartby Lake and extensive wetlands. There is a visitor centre called the Forest Centre, which has a Lakeside Cafe, shop, toilets and bike rental. According to the official website the park attracts around a quarter of a million visitors a year. There are plans to create a larger park of over 3 square miles (7.8 km2) to the east of Bedford, which will be called Bedford River Valley Park. W

News and comment

2015

Bedfordshire joins Glasgow in fossil fuel commitment, January 20 [2]

2012

The way ahead for funding parks and green spaces? [3] December 4

Resources

Interwiki links

Wikipedia: Bedfordshire


References Template:Attrib sca ref

Cookies help us deliver our services. By using our services, you agree to our use of cookies.