There is so much to discover about the Bathscape area’s beautiful natural landscape and rich social history.

You can start by listening to our podcast Footprints with over 50 episodes each covering a fascinating aspect of the area and its people.  They are also available via Bath Records Office – Archives and Local Studies sectionSelected episodes are also found here.

 

Our Schools Pack aimed at primary school teachers and home educators includes lesson plans, planning tools for visits and a guide to making your school grounds more wildlife friendly.  Due to the nature of the original design, we apologise that this pdf may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

In the section below, our team of volunteers have written articles on a range of topics relevant to the landscape.  Click on the link to read the article.

Social history

Suffragettes in Bath (Anne Twitchett)
The Peace Oak of Sydney Gardens (Sue Palmer & Ann Cullis)
Emperor Haile Selassie in Bath (Keith Bowers & Esther Sellassie Antohin)
Workhouse to Hospital: A brief account of the Odd Down site of Bath Workhouse (John Payne)
Bath Jewish Burial Ground (Ann Cullis)
Walking kept me sane in 2020  (Lucy Bartlett)

Wildlife

Bats of the Bathscape (Dan Merrett)
Bathscape Squirrels (Dan Merrett)
Trees of Royal Victoria Park and Bath’s Botanical Gardens  (Antonia Johnson)

Download the Bathscape manual for Making meadows too.

Architecture and history

The Story of Ralph Allen’s Estate (Robin Dixon)
To see all of Bath and for all Bath to see Ralph Allen’s House and Gardens at Prior Park  (Robin Dixon)
Newton Park (Karen King)
The Royal Crescent Lawn and The Royal Crescent Ha Ha (Stephen Little)
Discovering the Somersetshire Coal Canal (Derrick Hunt & Liz Tuddenham)
John Wood’s ‘Moon Temple’  (Mike Williams)
A Tale of Two Manors: How Bath City Farm reflects the history of Twerton. (Kirsten Elliott)

 

Geology and landscape

William Smith in Bath – The Cradle of Geology  (Peter Wigley)
Landscape of Bath (Rebecca Brooks)
The Hot Springs of Bath (Rebecca Brooks)

Landscape and the Arts

Bath and the Picturesque (Andrew Swift)
Bath in Literature (Sabine Purshouse)

As part of the 2020 Bathscape Walking Festival, Dr Amy Frost took us around the grounds of Beckford’s Tower and Lansdown Cemetery.

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