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Resources for Parks and Green Space Lead Volunteers

Bristol Parks trains, supports and works with lead volunteers that organise and run practical activities and work sessions in their local green space.

The resources below include essential forms and guidance to support the lead and co-lead volunteer role.

Volunteering with Bristol Parks Agreement

  • document Lead Volunteer and Bristol Parks Volunteering Agreement(85 KB)

Forms 

  • document Site specific risk assessment template(50 KB)
  • document Park volunteer activity health and safety plan(45 KB)
  • document Accident report form(42 KB)
  • document Attendance sheet for work sessions(24 KB)

General risk assessments

  • document General risk assessment form: relevant to any outdoor work sessions(47 KB)
  • document Tool use(26 KB)
  • document Manual handling(31 KB)

Activity-based risk assessments

  • document Guided walks and talks(30 KB)
  • document Litter picking(37 KB)
  • document Scrub and vegetation clearance (26 KB)
  • document Scything risk assessment(60 KB)
  • document Wildlife surveying(39 KB)
  • document Working in or near water(73 KB)
  • default Orchard tree care, plant care and bulb planting(30 KB)

Nature conservation guidance 

  • document Bristol Parks Nature Conservation Guidance and timetable for actions(52 KB)
  •  Visit Team Wilder (Avon Wildlife Trust's) website for information on how to start a new project and access training and resources including how-to guides on meadow creation, natural barriers and dead hedges. 
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    • Volunteering in parks
      • Volunteer in your local park or green space
      • Apply to be a Bristol Parks Lead Volunteer
      • Resources for Parks and Green Space Lead Volunteers
      • Set up and run a Friends of Park Group
      • Monitor wildlife in our parks
    • Improve a park or green space
    • What you can do in our parks and green spaces
    • Parks maintenance
    • Trees and meadows
    • Parks with play equipment
    • Tick awareness
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