Events and What's On
Wildflower Walk with Neil Talbot, organised by Friends of the Downs and Avon Gorge
Sunday 7th June 10:30am-12:30pm
Starting at Peregrine Point
£10 per person.
To reserve a place and receive full details, including making payment, please email [email protected]
Sunday 7th June 10:30am-12:30pm
Starting at Peregrine Point
£10 per person.
To reserve a place and receive full details, including making payment, please email [email protected]
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Volunteering opportunity on 13th May 2026
If you have a free morning, we would really appreciate your help with a number of important tasks to assist the Downs Ranger Team and the Downs and Avon Gorge Wildlife Project. Volunteering opportunities include helping to clear, dig over and re-seed the old BBQ areas on either side of Ladies Mile, some scrub clearance near Sea Walls and removing the litter around Ladies Mile.
We are running an initial work party on Wednesday 13 May. We will meet at 10am, close to where the Worrall Road to Ivywell Road path bisects Ladies Mile: https://w3w.co/exile.update.moth In partnership with the rangers, we should be able to provide all of the tools and equipment that we will need, but we will let you know if there is anything else you might need. We will keep an eye on the weather but do ensure you have suitable clothing and footwear for the prevailing weather and terrain.
In the first instance, we would just be grateful for a reply to indicate that you would like to take part and which elements you would be able to participate in: BBQ areas, litter, or scrub clearance etc: [email protected]. Replies will give us an idea of what we might be able to achieve in say two to three hours and how much kit we will need. We look forward to meeting you on the day.
Thank you.
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If you have a free morning, we would really appreciate your help with a number of important tasks to assist the Downs Ranger Team and the Downs and Avon Gorge Wildlife Project. Volunteering opportunities include helping to clear, dig over and re-seed the old BBQ areas on either side of Ladies Mile, some scrub clearance near Sea Walls and removing the litter around Ladies Mile.
We are running an initial work party on Wednesday 13 May. We will meet at 10am, close to where the Worrall Road to Ivywell Road path bisects Ladies Mile: https://w3w.co/exile.update.moth In partnership with the rangers, we should be able to provide all of the tools and equipment that we will need, but we will let you know if there is anything else you might need. We will keep an eye on the weather but do ensure you have suitable clothing and footwear for the prevailing weather and terrain.
In the first instance, we would just be grateful for a reply to indicate that you would like to take part and which elements you would be able to participate in: BBQ areas, litter, or scrub clearance etc: [email protected]. Replies will give us an idea of what we might be able to achieve in say two to three hours and how much kit we will need. We look forward to meeting you on the day.
Thank you.
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Eco Spring Fair at St Peter's Henleaze
Friends of the Downs will be running a stall at St Peter's Henleaze Eco Fair this Saturday 25th April, from 2pm. The fun event will promote environmentally-friendly lifestyles and celebrate nature, through stalls from groups including the CHEESE Project, Avon Wildlife Trust, Christian Climate Action, Friends of the Downs, and Hedgehog Rescue as well as eco art, book swaps, clothes swaps, and - of course - lots of cake!
There will be tours of the Gold Awarded Eco Garden, bee keeping demonstrations, and talks from the Bristol Botanical Gardens. As well as kids games and activities such as bug hotel making and sunflower planting.
We hope you can join us to learn more about our activities.
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Spring cleaning on Saturday 28 March:
Our next litter clearance session will be on Saturday 28 March and coincides with the Keep Britain Tidy ‘Big Spring Clean’. @keepbritaintidy. We will be meeting on the Circular Road, as close as possible to the last parking space before the Sea Walls public loos (https://w3w.co/tilt.stand.sulk). The session will last between 10am and 12:00pm. This slight change of time is to accommodate a short introductory talk by Anna Stevens from the Avon Gorge & Downs Wildlife Project. The objective is to promote the benefits of litter picking and the complimentary working relationship between our two organisations. All equipment is provided for our litter picking sessions but please let us know if you can make it as it helps to plan how much PPE is needed: [email protected]. Do wear clothing and footwear suitable for the weather and terrain. We hope you will be able to join us. 
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A new series of Dead Hedging sessions starting on 8th February Time to join in with Friends of the Downs and Avon Gorge and help and learn about Dead Hedging? Here are the upcoming dates: 8th, 12th and 22nd of February, and 1st March 2026. The time will be 10.00 - 12.00 For further details please sign up with Robin: [email protected] Thank you. ________________________________________________________ A couple of pictures below of the dedicated deep cleaning team on previous Downs clearances .
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New Avon Gorge and Downs wildlife project event:
Sunday 16th November 2025 10:00 am Clifton Down meet at the Children's playground underneath the Observatory, near to the Suspension Bridge Get Directions Buds, Bark and Beauty – discovery session https://avongorge.org.uk/?event=winter-tree-id-on-the-promenade-session&event_date=2025-11-16 
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Ladies Mile Closure:
After the success of the first Ladies Mile Road closure on May 18th Friends of the Downs are closing the road again on Sunday September 14th. We were very lucky with the weather last time, there were lots of play activities for the children including trips to see the goats in the gully. Bicycles were being checked and registered by the police team and the Friends of the Downs volunteers were busy handing out leaflets and answering questions. Closing the road allows everyone a safe car free day to enjoy themselves. Families, dog walkers, cyclists and skateboarders can all enjoy a really pleasant atmosphere. The road will be closed from 10:00 am until 16:00 pm on Sunday 14th September and Friends of the Downs are looking for volunteers to help out on the day. If you are available for a couple of hours either in the morning or afternoon to attend the barriers at either end of Ladies Mile, Friends of the Downs would be very grateful. Please contact [email protected] |
