 Thank you so much to the amazing Sarah Spilsbury, member of FOHC and local resident, who has sponsored a new tree for Horfield Common!
You may have seen a tree below The Ardagh, which has been pinpointed for felling. Trees for Streets asked for sponsorship for the tree in order to find a replacement. Thanks to Sarah's kind donation, this has now been funded and the replacement will be planted by the council between Autumn 2023 and Spring 2024. Thank you again, Sarah!
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 On the 22nd October, Andy Buchan led a wonderful (fully booked!) free walk on the history of Horfield Common. It was an incredibly well-researched talk, where we were so lucky to benefit from Andy's passion for the Common and learn so much about where we live. Andy shared with us the history of the Common right back to when it was used as common land for farms, the Wellington Hill fountain, the Victorian urinals, Horfield Castle and so much more! It was also wonderful for neighbours to share their own stories and memories of the area! Andy's group 'Bishopston, Horfield & Ashley Down Local History Society' meets on the third Tuesday of every month and always welcomes new members! Find further details of where they meet and the provisional 2024 program at their website: https://bishopstonhistorysociety.wordpress.com/ Thank you so much to Andy, for volunteering his time and energy for the walk! If you'd like to attend similar events in future, be sure to email [email protected] to join our mailing list.   Rare cat-mint has been found - for the first time in Bristol in 100 years! – at the Common, across the other side of Kellaway Avenue.
Thank you to Dylan Peters, part of BS7 Wildlife and creator of the wonderful site Wild Bristol, who found and championed the cat-mint! Thanks to him, the Council has protected the area with a fence and sign, and we'll be looking into the mowing map for the Common going forward. Please help us protect it by notifying us at [email protected] if you see the fence and sign have been disturbed. |
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