If you care about wild areas within our cities please read on...

Recently a new owner took over Grove Woods, Snuff Mills in Bristol. This area is a haven for wildlife in the middle of the city with the river Frome running through the woods. Otters and Kingfishers have been seen here, along with Bats, Herons and a wide range of other wildlife. The owner has applied to Bristol City Council to cut down some of the trees next to the wall by the road and this application has been allowed. Local residents fear that this is the thin end of the wedge and that the new owner wants to develop the area. You can find out more at

http://www.snuffmills.blogspot.com/

or through this article in the Bristol Evening Post:

http://www.epost.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?n...ebarsearch

The Action Group have set up a petition which aims to persuade the Council to buy the land and turn it into a Nature Reserve - it can be found at:

http://epetitions.bristol.gov.uk/petition.php?id=194

I really value this area as it is near where I work and is a lovely calming place to go for a walk at lunchtime.

Thanks for any support you are able to give

zail,

I have signed the petition as a past visitor to the area when I used to live in Kingswood! Good luck with getting the area rightfully declared a nature reserve.

Terry

Thanks Terry - check out the blog as there have been new developments - the wood has now been fenced off

Signed, hope it helps!