"The bvlp ecology network brings together small scale ecology projects dotted along the river valley like an emerald necklace "
Bourne Valley Linear Park
Client and Partners: Tidworth Development Trust; North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty; Local Strategic Partnership, Tidworth Community Area Partnership
Size: 15 km linear park linking all the settlements in the upper Bourne Valley
Current Stage: Scoping study, viability analysis and community engagment report completed April 2006
Cost: Estimated £3M
The Bourne Valley Linear Park (bvlp) sets out to conserve and enhance the natural landscape of one of Britain’s ‘main’ rivers, but importantly the bvlp is also a community focussed project aimed at improving access and linkage along the river valley.
The vision is to establish a linear park of approximately 15 km from the north of Collingbourne Kingston, within the North Wessex Downs AONB, via Collingbourne Ducis and Tidworth, to the south of Shipton Bellinger, thus linking all the settlements in the upper Bourne area to provide a linear gateway to the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
above: a safe and sustainable transport route for young people wishing to travel between the villages in the upper Bourne Valley