The Bristol Community Involvement Project (BCIP) was born to encourage more Bristol people to enjoy, experience and learn from activities at the remarkable places owned by the National Trust in and around the city.

Home to nearly half a million people, Bristol has more parkland, woodland and open space per capita than any other city in Britain. The National Trust owns the equivalent of 540 football pitches of this green space in and around the city. These include Iron Age hill-forts, farmland, ancient woodland and a hamlet of cottages, as well as a golf course and cricket club!

The project was based in Leigh Woods, with the Trust’s three Bristol Countryside Wardens and a Community Liaison Officer. It was set up to develop links to local people: building mutually beneficial and sustainable relationships with new audiences as well as strengthening ongoing relationships.

Although the project has come to an end, many of the volunteers, initiatives and partnerships still continue and there are still lots of ways to get involved with the National Trust, in and around Bristol.