Walk 5 - Bristol

03/21/22 • 44 min

For the final part of the journey Christina canoes with Julie Doherty from Avon Wildlife Trust. As they paddle along they chat about the river as wildlife corridor and how we can all play our part in tackling the ecological crisis. In Eastville Park they come across wildlife photographer Robbie Deville photographing kingfishers. And Christina meets Melvin Woods from the Environment Agency. They talk about flood management and urban dilemmas as they walk through the streets of Bristol, where the river flows unseen beneath their feet, until it finally meets the River Avon

Avon wildlife trust

Avon Wildlife Trust – 30 by 30 appeal

Frome Valley walkway

Robbie Deville

Big Blue Map of Bristol

Avon wildlife trust

Avon Wildlife Trust – 30 by 30 appeal

Frome Valley walkway

Robbie Deville

Big Blue Map of Bristol

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Walk 4 - Three Brooks, & Hambrook to Snuff Mills

This journey begins with a detour - a visit to Stoke Brook, a tributary of the Frome. Christina meets up with Rozy Gray and volunteers from BART (Bristol Avon River Trust) to find out about BART's work throughout the Bristol Avon catchment and to see a conservation project in the Three Brooks Nature Reserve.
Christina then re-joins the Frome Valley Walkway at Hambrook and walks to Snuff Mills. Along this stretch of the river she meets Carol Thorne from Frenchay Museum and learns about flock mills, teagardens and subscriptions for the construction of Frenchay Bridge; Ros Martin, a local poet and activist, who found inspiration by the river for her latest play about her uncle, one of Britain's most prominent black actors in the 1940s; and Chris Williams, from Snuff Mills Action Group, whose family has lived in the area for generations.
Ros Martin Olawale Arts
Bristol Avon River Trust BART
Frenchay Museum
Oldbury Court Estate
Frome Valley walkway