Bristol Downswatch Links to Related Sites.
Created: August 12th 2008
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- Bristol City Council: The Downs
- Merchant Venturers
- European Habitats Directive
- Natural England
- Bristol Evening Post
- DownsWatch 'Photos
- wikipedia says
- The Heath and Hampstead Society
- Snyed Park Nature Reserve
Whitebeam Research:
- http://www.watsonia.org.uk/Wats26p1.pdf: "Sorbus whiteana (Rosaceae),
a new endemic tree from Britain" by T.C.G.Rich and L. Houston, Watsonia,
26, 1-7, 2006
- "Evolution and reproduction in Avon Gorge whitebeams and rowans." - Ashley Robertson
- Plant reproduction and speciation group - University of Bristol
- Treeblog: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
(27th July 2008) Part 1: Sorbus arranensis and Sorbus pseudofennica. The Arran Whitebeams, with some beautiful 'photos.
- Meddle at our peril! Part of Forest Watch UK
- Whitebeam - according to Wikipedia
Some notes about the Bristol Downs
- BBC: Where I Live, Bristol. A walk from the S
Suspension Bridge, via Observatory Hill over to Clifton Down (Down opposite the Zoo), and back.
- Goats in the Gorge?!
- Clifton and Hotwells Improvement Society (CHIS): Guide to
Plants in Clifton
- Park Life 2008,
Bristol City Council Document about all Bristol's Parks
Saving Trees (mainly felling trees)
- Good intentions: Parks & Greenspace Strategy, Discussion Paper Landscape Infrastructure in Balanced & Sustainable Communities: Trees and Woodland
- Bristol Street Trees, Bristol's street trees are being felled at an
alarming rate - and are not being replaced.
- See the damage in this 'photo list of felled Bristol trees.
- Bristol Street Trees Blog
- Take cover by saving urban trees by Vassili Papastavro
- Dutch elm disease - wikipedia
- Dangerous Trees
- Dangerous Tree Checklist for Qualified Persons
- Bristol Street Tree Forum