Nature in and around Nailsea 

 

 


                                                            Near Bristol, in North Somerset, England

 

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Text Box: The town of Nailsea (population about 20,000) grew from a small village in the 1980s. Many of the inhabitants work in the city of Bristol that is about 12km away. Although much of our countryside was used for building new houses, some areas are still relatively undisturbed and remain as havens for wildlife. At the time of development, many trees were planted in Nailsea and these are now enhancing the appearance of the Town. For an account of some of these trees click here  Trees in Nailsea

 

 

Nailsea Wildlife Wardens are volunteers sponsored by North Somerset Council and by Nailsea Town Council who help to preserve and monitor our native plants and animals, working closely with the North Somerset Wildlife Wardens of which we are all members.

 

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The in-filled quarry in the centre of Nailsea has been converted into a nature reserve with the installation of a pond and bird nesting boxes and by planting trees.  This reserve is managed by the Friends of Stockway North Nature Reserve, a group set up in 1998 with financial support from the local Councils and the administrators of the landfill tax (Yansec).

 

 

 

 

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Towerhouse Wood, a site of semi-natural ancient woodland about 1 km to the north of Nailsea owned by The Woodland Trust is famous for its bluebells and veteran oak trees. Unfortunately, the wood is being invaded by a variety of alien trees and shrubs that could overwhelm our native plants if they are not controlled. Removal of these is one of the tasks that is undertaken by the Friends of Towerhouse Wood.

 

Join the Friends of Towerhouse Wood

                          email t.a.smith@blueyonder.co.uk  

to receive an e-newsletter with information about events there.

There is no subscription.

 

 

For more information on the Friends of Towerhouse Wood, click here.

 

 

Information on the wildlife and other aspects of the environment around Nailsea.

Click on the pictures below to access further information.

 

 

 

 

 
 
  The English Oak

 

 

 
 
              

 

                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nettles                                                                              Yew

 

 

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                                  The Bluebell

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gas emission from the pond in Towerhouse Wood

 

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                           Trees at Barrow Hospital

 

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      Alien trees in Towerhouse Wood

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                             

     Beech and Small-leaved Lime

 

 

 

 
 
 


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Environmental groups

 

Sustainability

 

Tree Gazing

 

Tree labelling

 

Silver Birch

 

Hedgerows

 

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The Natural History of Nailsea price £5 with proceeds to the WWs

This booklet has over 80 colour plates showing the kinds of wildlife that can be found around Nailsea, with 48 pages of text.

Printed with the financial assistance of The Heritage Lottery Fund, it may be purchased from the Nailsea Book Shop, Let’s Walk or ‘TheOffice.Shop’

 
 
Hedgerow management

 

Nowhere Wood

 

Bats in North Somerset

 

Tree Names

Medicines from Native Plants

 

Nature in Nailsea

 

Ivy – Friend or foe?

 

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Terry Smith – North Somerset Wildlife Wardens

Email t.a.smith@blueyonder.co.uk

20/03/08