Where is the Bommie The area is the most easterly of the three Northern Slopes areas. To the south and west is Knowle West, and to the east and north, Lower Knowle. The area is located some 3 km (just over a mile) south of Central Bristol. The UK Ordnance Survey map reference is ST 596 705. The area is around 9 hectares in size. The postcode BS4 1DQ for sat navs gets you to St Barnabas Church, and there is an entrance just to side of the Vicarage next to the Church. The area is surrounded by housing located on Daventry Road, Wedmore Vale, Wingfield Road, Beckington Road, Beckington Walk, Redcatch Road, Stockwood Crescent and Andover Road. What is on the site? The site is a mixture of small areas of wood, wildflower areas and scrub; long grass cut about three times a year; and amenity grass kept short to encourage people to use it. The highest point of the site is about 50m above sea level. Two seasonal streams fed by springs run from the Springfield Allotments then join up and run down across the site in shallow valley. The spring water used to be one of sources of water for south Central Bristol from medieval times onward. A pipe ran from the spring to just outside St Mary Redcliffe Church in Redcliffe. The route of this water supply is still walked once a year in November. The site has a number of informal paths - the most used ones connect Wedmore Vale with the St Barnabas gateway; Wedmore Vale and Stockwood Crescent, and St Barnabas with Beckington Road. There is only one surfaced and registered footpath which runs the short length between Beckington Road and Wingfield Road. The site has to the south of it, St Barnabas Church and St Barnabas Close Sheltered Housing. To the north Wingfield and Beckington Roads. To the east Stockwood Crescent - and finally to the west Wedmore Vale. What goes on now on or near the site: ⦁ Two allotment sites - Springfield (Andover Road/Daventry Road) and Wedmore Vale are in use; but other areas have the potential to become allotments again. In 2007/8 The City Council restored the Redcatch East allotments and improved access to the Redcatch East (between Beckington and Redcatch Roads) and Springfield. ⦁ Bramble Farm (originally set up by Hugh Fearnley=Whittingstall's Riverside Cottage) grows fruit and vegetable and raises farm animals. ⦁ The area is used for informal play by local people. ⦁ Dog walkers exercise their dogs across the site. ⦁ The areas around Stockwood Crescent and St Barnabas have great views across to Central Bristol - you can see Clifton Suspension Bridge, Cabot Tower, the Bristol Balloon Festival, public Firework Displays and flights into Bristol International Airport. ⦁ Wildlife (especially birds, insects and animals) thrives in areas which are less disturbed - and has suitable habitat for them. So far some 60 plant species have been seen on the site. ⦁ Some areas are turning from valuable neutral and calcareous grassland, into scrub and potentially in the future to woodland. There are already some large ash and sycamore trees in the area. Management will be needed to keep the grassland from disappearing; and making the most of woodland and scrub.