Peter Colman-Smith, with help from Jon Ogborne and Roger Moses, has put together this leaflet to show what there is already in the Trym and Hazel Brook and what we can all do to make it even better. If you can’t see the leaflet click on the header.
Sometimes the river Avon at the mouth of the Trym is high enough to over top the barrier at the mouth of the Trym. This would allow any fish in the Avon to get into the Trym. Unfortunately the high tides at this time were at night.
SusWot hold their monthly litter picks on the last Sunday of the month. In October 2020 they went to the Crow Lane Open Space. The picture above shows about half the rubbish that was collected. Unfortunately they were unable to remove a motorbike and huge lorry tyre from Hazel Brook. Hazel Brook is part of …
The Trym Valley Open Space Consultation is now open! With a brand new planting plan to create a mosaic of different habitats, we are set to transform the open space between Doncaster Road and Shetland Road into a stunning wildlife corridor. If you’d like to comment on the plan and/or get involved in planting trees, …
SusWoT has organised 5 consecutive nights of clearing Himalayan Balsam from the banks of the Trym. Three nights in and more than 20 volunteers have pulled out a huge number of plants from the Blaise Estate. Still plenty left though. Himalayan Balsam is an invasive species, spreading rapidly around riverbanks and smothering other vegetation. The …
Southmead’s new sustainability group led their first venture in the Trymside open space (between Doncaster Rd and Shetland Rd) to remove the Himalayan Balsam and litter pick. SusWoT members came along to support, providing experience, equipment and trained leaders. One of the highlights of the afternoon was when Max from SusWoT revealed some of the …
SusWoT February Litter and River Cleaning Sustainable Westbury-on-Trym (SusWoT) are a group based in Westbury. One of their objectives is to improve the areas along the river Trym and Hazel Brook. On Sunday 23 February a group of about 10 of them spent a couple of hours clearing the river Trym of rubbish and picking …
On Sunday 23rd February SusWoT Plan to carry on cleaning the Trym here
For the September 2019 river cleaning SusWoT went to the Trym Valley in Southmead. The grills pictured above are at the Doncaster Road end. Any rubbish that is too big to pass through the Grills is trapped and eventually the Grill is pretty much blocked. This is why rubbish gathers all aroung the grill. Clearing …
Cleaning the Grill in the Trym Valley Southmead September 2019 Read More »
As part of their campaing to improve the river Trym and its surrondings 20 people took part in two litter crearing activities on the Trym on Sunday. One Group Tackled the Trym between Blasie Estate and Shirehampton Road and the other tackled the Trym Valley in Southmead. SusWoT has been removing rubbish from the Trym …
