tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150854159364820604.post2726460459847982569..comments2023-05-10T16:38:37.925+01:00Comments on Stockwood Pete: Ain't nature wonderful?Pete Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07115478143080295370noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150854159364820604.post-34339744650630976072011-09-03T12:41:38.414+01:002011-09-03T12:41:38.414+01:00ID specialists are available. James Russell might ...ID specialists are available. James Russell might be in contact with a few as apparently he's written a book on apples and lives locally.<br /><br />http://jamesrussellontheweb.blogspot.com/<br /><br />If no luck there then the Wildlife Trust will know some, as they've been hosting Apple Days for years now, with ID.<br /><br />"we've a lot of sampling to do"<br /><br />Lucky you, sounds like you've got some fun in store!between-the-lineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523250378946750149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150854159364820604.post-47520892704202116012011-09-03T00:09:13.637+01:002011-09-03T00:09:13.637+01:00Thanks, between-the-lines. No, we've not iden...Thanks, between-the-lines. No, we've not identified particular varieties, though for some it's pretty certain what group they fall into. But this is the first time in years that most of them have been accessible, so we've a lot of sampling to do.<br /><br />Presumably it would need a real specialist to identify particular varieties by taste?Stockwood Petehttp://stockwoodpete.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150854159364820604.post-69619316677853217702011-08-31T15:56:35.792+01:002011-08-31T15:56:35.792+01:00Thanks for a lovely description, Pete.
How many t...Thanks for a lovely description, Pete.<br /><br />How many times do we have to keep reminding ourselves just how priceless 'brownfields' (a piece of language deliberately deployed by modern planners to stir prejudice) really are?<br /><br />How very important they are for wildlife, recreation and for natural and unregimented free play.<br /><br />Many of the most wonderful parks and green spaces in Bristol are former industrial or landfill, so let's not forget it, but celebrate it.<br /><br />eg.,<br /><br />http://www.butterfly-conservation.org/text/281/brownfields_.html <br /><br />http://www.eastwoodfarm.org.uk/<br /><br />http://www.troopers-hill.org.uk/history/TR%20Fry%20-%20complete.pdf<br /><br />PS. Have you identified any varieties in the orchard (sorry if I missed that, please re-mind me)?between-the-lineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523250378946750149noreply@blogger.com