Introduction To Cock Road Ridge
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and green, the Ridge is a hidden oasis of pleasant walks, with
a diverse range of wildlife and unrivalled magnificent views over
Bristol and towards Bath.
Cock Road Ridge is owned by South Gloucestershire Council and
is located on the eastern edge of Bristol in Kingswood. As the
name suggests it comprises a ridge of land, running between Mount
Hill and Cadbury Heath. It is approximately one kilometre in length.
The area is a gradual south-east-facing slope. The majority of
the site comprises grassland and scrub, but there are areas of
thicket, woodland, two ponds, hedgerows and formally planted specimen
trees. The site has a number of public footpaths running through
it, although access is available over the whole area. There is
a wheel chair and footpath access point at the north-east end
and a footpath access point leading from Wraxhall Road.
The friends group was formed in 1993 when a few of us got together
with David Morrison of the Kingswood District Council to try to
form protection of Cock Road Ridge and its adjacent areas from
future development that impacted negatively on the Ridge.
To this end we applied to the County of Avon for our first grant
and obtained £125. This was used for Spruce pine and timber
stakes for new planting at the Wraxall Road entrance. This small
success encouraged us to request grant aid for a management plan
for the area. This could then be adopted by the council as a practical
way of managing the area.
The money was obtained and the consultant company was appointed
in 1995 to make, 'best use' of the area under our guidelines.
The subsequent report was approved by the council in September
1995 and used for several seasons. One of the ponds is situated
in the south-westerly corner of the Ridge the other pond is situated
in the Community Garden.
There are some areas of hedgerow on the southern most side of
the ridge and along the north east boundary(Wraxhall Road). A
number of specimen trees have been formally planted. On the north-east
a ring of Scots Pine have been planted and on the south-west end
are four areas of formal planting. Ash, Oak, Sycamore and Horse
Chestnut form one area, a ring of twelve oaks form another and
a mixture of Plain trees, Silver Birch, Horse Chestnut, Red Oak,
Sorbus, Variegated Maple, Beech, Alder and Lime form the third
group. Behind the bench a semi-circle of around ten Silver Birch
trees have been planted.
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