A site of botanical importance in the Avon Gorge near Bristol, proposed by the Society as 'worthy of preservation'. Today, St Vincent Rocks is part of Avon Gorge Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) which includes Leigh Woods National Nature Reserve (NNR) on the western side of the river. The woods and gorge have a huge diversity of whitebeam trees including two which are unique to the area. The woodland itself is oak, lime and ash, with spring carpets of bluebells and wood anemones. The Gorge has natural cliffs of limestone, which are of geological interest. They support a number of nationally rare plants such as the Bristol rock-cress, which is unique to the site. The NNR is managed by the National Trust.
(Above) the original SPNR survey documents for St. Vincent Rocks
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