Helping Frenchay field flourish

A NINE-acre field in Frenchay is being turned into a wildflower meadow as part of a five-year nature project.

Tuckett Field was left to the community in 1928 by the widow of Francis Fox Tuckett, a local botanist and explorer, "for the benefit of the inhabitants of Frenchay".

The field, which lies between Cleeve Hill, Beckspool Road and Frenchay Hill, and is also known as the saddleback or hilly field, will be planted with 70 species of flower later this year.

It is part of the Local Nature Action Plan drawn up by Winterbourne Parish Council, the field's custodian.

The project is being financed by a £20,000 grant from the West of England Combined Authority's Bee Bold Pollinator Fund and private donations.

Parish councillor Adrian Collins said the five year plan would be complete in time for the centenary of the field being given to Frenchay residents, in 2028.

The field is used by many local people for dog walking and picnics.

It is next to the National Trust's Frenchay Moor, alongside the River Frome, which is