Thanks for the welcome Stu
I can see I'm going to really enjoy this forum. I'm learning loads already...
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Originally Posted by StuartDH About ten years ago I used to go to the city almost every week, but spent most of my time hanging off the rock face near clifton suspension bridge and didn't really see much else, so it'd be great to find out what I was missing.
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Now - that's a perspective of Bristol I've not experienced! What a great view of the Avon Gorge peregrines you'd get from there, if ever they chose to do a fly past just at the right moment! Wish I was brave enough to try it!
I'll definitely keep everyone posted on Bristol's wildlife. The Avon Gorge is such a special place, being an SSSI and home to some real botanical treasures (the Bristol Whitebeam and Wilmott's Whitebeam are not found anywhere else in the world! And the Bristol Onion and Bristol Rock Cress are found nowhere else in Britain!) Years ago I did an adult education course on the botany of the Gorge and surrounding area (wish I could remember half of the details I learnt!!!
) Will have to dig out my field notes....
Here's a couple of links to give a flavour of the area:
http://www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/...on_habitat.htm http://www.bbc.co.uk/bristol/content/nature/06.shtml
As you'll see, Bristol and its surrounding area is 'girt lush' - as they say around here!