

It has been following the health and development of the parents and their children in great detail ever since. Other delights include the Chinese and Western herb gardens and an inspiring display of plants illustrating floral diversity.įor details of the opening times and ticket prices, please see the Botanic Garden website.īased at the University of Bristol, the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), known as Children of the 90s, is a long-term health research project that enrolled more than 14,000 pregnant women in 19. Star attractions include an amazing dell demonstrating the evolution of land plants including the dinosaurs’ favourite plants: ginkgos, cycads, tree ferns, monkey puzzles and Wolly, the Wollemi Pine. The 1.77 hectare garden has a strong evolutionary theme and cultivates over 4,500 plant species forming four core collections that illustrate plant evolution, plants from Mediterranean climates, useful plants and rare and threatened native plants to the Bristol area. The University of Bristol Botanic Garden was the first new university botanic garden to be created in the United Kingdom for 40 forty years.

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It was recently voted the nation’s all-time favourite BBC children’s TV character.įor more information about the trail, visit the Shaun in the City website.Ībout the University of Bristol Botanic Garden
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Shaun the Sheep is one of Bristol-based Aardman Animations’ best loved characters, with over four and a half million fans on social media and TV series which is broadcast in 170 territories world-wide. The 80 sculptures raised more than £2.3 million at auction for The Grand Appeal. The Grand Appeal was the charity behind the hugely successful Gromit Unleashed arts trail in Bristol in 2013, which was visited by over one million people, bringing more than £75 million to the city. The ‘Going Going Gone’ gorilla which was part of the Wow! Gorillas trail in 2011 to celebrate Bristol Zoo’s 175th anniversary now lives in the new Life Sciences building and Gromit sculpture ‘Bark at Ee’ is inside the Wills Memorial Building. Shaun is such a well-loved character with so many fans around the globe, I’m sure many will flock to Bristol to be part of the fun.”Īll 120 Bristol and London sculptures will be displayed in the Great Sheep Round Up Exhibition in Bristol this autumn, before the whole flock is auctioned, with proceeds from the sale of the 70 Bristol sculptures supporting The Grand Appeal, the Bristol Children’s Hospital Charity.īristol University has a strong commitment to public art and has supported previous art trails in the city.
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Nick Park CBE, creator of Shaun the Sheep, Aardman Animations, said: “It’s been a busy year for Shaun, he has just launched his first movie and now he has his very own arts trail. Details of the artists and their designs will be unveiled at the start of the trail, which runs until 31 August. It will be outside the welcome lodge at The Holmes on Stoke Park Road.Įach of the 5ft sculptures has been individually designed by a whole flock of artists, designers and famous faces. The University of Bristol Botanic Garden, a 1.77 hectare garden in Stoke Bishop, will be home to another one of the colourful creatures, sponsored by Dunkley's Chartered Accountants.

They’ll also be able to tick off its neighbour, stationed outside the Royal West of England Academy (RWA) on Queens Road, which is being sponsored by the Children of the 90s project. Sheep spotters will be on the lookout for the Shaun the Sheep statue outside the Victoria Rooms, home to the Department of Music, which is being sponsored by the University. An army of 50 eye-catching Shaun sculptures has been capturing the public’s attention in London since the end of March, and the Bristol leg looks set to be just as popular when it gets underway on 6 July.
