Delivering social value through Bristol’s parks
Park Champions enables companies to deliver visible social and environmental value in Bristol through healthier communities, thriving urban nature and inclusive green spaces.
As Bristol City Council and Bath & North East Somerset Council’s chosen parks charity, Your Park works alongside communities, local authorities and partners to create measurable local impact that supports health, biodiversity, climate resilience and access to green space.
Park Champions partnerships support organisations looking to strengthen social value commitments linked to procurement, contracts and responsible business goals while creating meaningful change for people and nature locally.
Parks should help everyone thrive
Parks support mental health, community connection and urban wildlife while helping cities adapt to climate change. They provide space for people to move, recover, volunteer and connect with nature close to home.
But access to quality green space is not equal, and many parks face growing pressure from underinvestment, biodiversity decline and rising demand.
“Too many people and wildlife remain confined to concrete, with fewer safe spaces to breathe, move and connect.”
Why organisations become Park Champions
Since 2023, Your Park has generated more than £24.5 million in social and environmental value, creating £20 of benefit for every £1 invested.
Park Champions help organisations create visible local impact while supporting healthier communities and urban nature across Bristol and Bath.
Partnerships can support:
- employee volunteering and wellbeing
- social value and procurement commitments
- biodiversity and climate goals
- community engagement
- long-term local investment
- meaningful environmental and social impact
We work with organisations of all sizes, from local SMEs to larger strategic partners.
What partners achieve
Investment in a local, trusted VCSE with national relevance achieves measurable, place-based outcomes across Bristol. Our partners can volunteer, plus we will report on and celebrate your impact (B4SI-ready).
Through continuity and action, Park Champions enable us to transform communities, locking in long-term impact for nature and people.
The key areas of impact are:
- Health: Structured, professional-led weekly mental health sessions in parks (NHS-supported green social prescribing).
- Access: Commissioning research to uncover barriers to park access and taking direct action to achieve change with not for communities. Parks4All, is the UK’s first programme to transform national access.
- Nature: We introduce and care for up to 150,000m2 of habitat each year, in line with management plans. Your Park does not condone greenwashing. We partner with companies who understand the importance of long term care for communities and nature.
Become a Park Champion
Park Champions offers companies a practical and credible way to create measurable local impact.
Whether through volunteering, sponsorship or long-term partnership, we can shape opportunities that support your organisation’s social value commitments while creating meaningful change locally.