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Clifton Down

Bristol · Urban park · limestone grassland common, urban

Common land - Downs Committee (Bristol City Council and Society of Merchant Venturers)
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Clifton Down, part of the wider Downs area of Bristol, is 400 acres of public open grassland managed jointly by Bristol City Council and the Society of Merchant Venturers. It sits over an Iron Age hillfort, with scrub margins rather than closed woodland.

Soil: thin limestone soils over Carboniferous limestone, alkaline

Dominant species: scattered hawthorn and blackthorn scrub, limited closed woodland

Parking: On-street and Downs car parks nearby

What you might find here

Based on habitat type - always identify what you actually see, don't assume it matches this list.

Blackberry Hawthorn berries Elderflower & Elderberry Dandelion

Source: Wikipedia