Author Archives: Caroline Wilson
Love Your Park Volunteer Awards,
Here at Bristol City Council, we are teaming up with Your Park Bristol and Bath and BaNES Council to celebrate the brilliant park volunteers that go the extra mile for our parks and communities. We will be bringing together volunteers from Bristol and Bath on 29th January to look back on 2021 and forward to 2022. We hope …
Birds in the City
Many birds live alongside us in our cities. UWE student Kate Downes would like to know more about your knowledge and experiences of them. The online survey takes about 10 minutes and will help Managers in your community better understand links between birds and urban areas. https://uwe.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4JbnldEdRu4uBkF
Art of Kindness
People have been enjoying the messages placed around the Slopes by Art of Kindness AKA artist Julian. Filwood Fantastic has funded Julian to create more art on the Slopes. If you would like to help choose what messages appear you can vote at: https://julwood.typeform.com/to/iKE1zATs
Taking care of the Slopes
On Kingswear the Northern Slopes Greengym group have joined forces with Goodgym (runners that combine getting fit with doing good) to clear the benches of litter and keep the grass down so more people can enjoy picnics there. Elsewhere, as a result of information from NSI, tents and detritus left on the Bommie have been …
Foraging
The Slopes are a great place to forage for food right now, such as brambles laden with juicy blackberries. Damson plums require a little more searching for, with trees tucked away on the Bommie, but the fruit will be ripening and start to be ready at the end of August. Across all the sites are …
Wildlife on the Slopes
A keen eyed resident has identified a Great Spotted Woodpecker on the Bommie. Sweet peas are growing in abundance on the Bommie and the good news is the more you pick the more they flower. Sainfoin has appeared on Kingswear, with lovely pink spikes of flowers. Great for pollinators, bees feeding on Sainfoin apparently produce …