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277:“There was a parcel of children and they was a-picking primroses, see, and one poor little dear her wandered away on her lone self right down into Goblin Combe. She were only a little trot, see, and didn't know no better. Well, when she do find she's a lost she cries, and the tears do run down her dear little face, and dap on her pinafore like summer rain, and she do throw her self against a rock. Then the rock opens and there's the fairies all come to comfort her tears. They do give her a gold ball and they lead the dear little soul safe home – on account she was carrying primroses, see. Well, twas the wonder of the village and the conjuror he gets the notion he'd aget his fists on more than one gold ball when next the fairies opened the hill. So he do pick a bunch of primroses and he go on up Goblin Combe, and he was glad enough to get in to the rock after all he see and hear on the way up. Well, twasn't the right day, nor the right number of primroses, and he wasn't no dear little soul – so they took him!“ 46: 359: 257: 249: 33: 53: 366:
Goblin Combe Environment Centre is a registered charity (No 1099543) which provides educational training and residential facilities for visiting groups. It is located within a large expanse of woodland ridges at the start of Goblin Combe. The centre's aim is to provide a wide range of environmental
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hillfort. It is a roughly oval settlement which is approximately 125 metres (410 ft) in length by 90 metres (300 ft) in breadth. Approximately 150 metres (490 ft) to the north is another, smaller settlement. They are thought to have been a satellite community of nearby
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Pits have been found at the site indicating the presence of round houses. There is a single stone rampart with a broad shallow outer ditch. There is also a prehistoric or Roman field system.
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education to all ages and all sectors of the community. It uses the woods to provide a teaching space in a 'classroom without walls', and a dynamic learning environment for natural history.
913: 908: 646: 464: 637: 214: 862: 944: 747: 727: 566: 209: 85: 792: 630: 24: 100: 45: 553: 532: 797: 229:. The Combe runs along the southern edge of a large woodland. "Combe" is the same as the Welsh word "cwm" which means valley. 623: 205: 189: 954: 782: 737: 93: 949: 827: 812: 165: 852: 777: 732: 323: 423: 615: 692: 672: 677: 376: 752: 318:), another nationally scarce plant, is also found here on limestone scree. Other flowers include the 722: 358: 261: 226: 291: 570: 772: 697: 687: 549: 528: 287: 218: 185: 148: 822: 712: 707: 460: 347: 335: 197: 882: 742: 847: 842: 767: 762: 319: 311: 222: 181: 79: 928: 877: 702: 667: 339: 397: 872: 867: 717: 682: 657: 307: 242: 433:. Yatton, Congresbury, Claverham and Cleeve Archaeological Research Team (YCCCART) 256: 837: 802: 787: 486: 343: 327: 303: 299: 233: 857: 662: 177: 115: 102: 887: 832: 331: 248: 201: 32: 237: 193: 807: 817: 357: 255: 247: 619: 592: 514:. (1965). Chicago, Illinois: University of Chicago Press. 647:
Biological Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Avon
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in 1999, with 9 hectares (22 acres) being managed as a
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51.87 hectares (0.5187 km; 0.2003 sq mi)
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Sites of Special Scientific Interest in North Somerset
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Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1999
424:"Four enclosures on Broadfield Down, North Somerset" 147: 139: 131: 92: 78: 68: 273:Goblin Combe has a folk tale involving primroses: 330:. The site also supports a varied collection of 252:Aerial view of part of Goblin Combe near Cleeve. 334:, with over 30 species recorded. These include 215:biological Site of Special Scientific Interest 631: 184:which stretches for approximately 3½ km from 8: 18: 638: 624: 616: 431:North Somerset Historic Environment Record 377:English Nature citation sheet for the site 17: 510:Briggs, Katharine M. and Tongue, Ruth L. 402:Ancient Settlement in England in Somerset 389: 7: 728:Combe Down and Bathampton Down Mines 52: 25:Site of Special Scientific Interest 213:), and is a 52-hectare (128-acre) 14: 863:Tickenham, Nailsea and Kenn Moors 595:. Goblin Combe Environment Centre 593:"Goblin Combe Environment Centre" 51: 44: 31: 546:The Flora of the Bristol Region 525:The Flora of the Bristol Region 362:Goblin Combe Environment Centre 354:Goblin Combe Environment Centre 703:Burledge Sidelands and Meadows 1: 567:"Avon Wildlife Trust website" 190:Bristol International Airport 783:Horseshoe Bend, Shirehampton 738:Congrove Field and The Tumps 945:Nature reserves in Somerset 793:King's Wood and Urchin Wood 204:. The combe is located at ( 971: 798:Long Dole Wood and Meadows 379:(accessed on 16 July 2006) 896: 778:Hinton Charterhouse Field 733:Compton Martin Ochre Mine 653: 260:Part of the Goblin Combe 164: 39: 30: 23: 398:"Cleeve Toot Settlement" 60:Location within Somerset 828:Plaster's Green Meadows 316:Gymnocarpum robertianum 166:Natural England website 853:St. Catherine's Valley 748:Ellenborough Park West 544:Myles, Sarah. (2000). 523:Myles, Sarah. (2000). 363: 324:autumn ladies'-tresses 279: 265: 253: 693:Brockley Hall Stables 673:Biddle Street, Yatton 361: 275: 259: 251: 512:Folktales of England 467:on 30 September 2012 286:A population of the 232:Above the valley is 955:Valleys of Somerset 723:Cleeve Wood, Hanham 404:. Megalithic Portal 302:in the combe, near 296:Helleborus foetidus 262:Avon Wildlife Trust 227:Avon Wildlife Trust 112: /  20: 900:Neighbouring areas 678:Bishop's Hill Wood 453:"Cleeve Toot Camp" 364: 292:stinking hellebore 266: 254: 217:(SSSI) originally 950:Somerset folklore 922: 921: 773:Hawkesbury Meadow 688:Bodkin Hazel Wood 288:nationally scarce 171: 170: 962: 823:Monkswood Valley 713:Chew Valley Lake 708:Burrington Combe 640: 633: 626: 617: 605: 604: 602: 600: 589: 583: 582: 580: 578: 569:. Archived from 563: 557: 542: 536: 521: 515: 508: 502: 501: 499: 497: 483: 477: 476: 474: 472: 463:. 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Site of Special Scientific Interest

Goblin Combe is located in Somerset
Location
Grid reference
ST473652
Coordinates
51°22′59″N 2°45′32″W / 51.383°N 2.759°W / 51.383; -2.759
Notification
Natural England website
dry valley
North Somerset
Redhill
Bristol International Airport
A38
Cleeve
A370
grid reference
ST473652
biological Site of Special Scientific Interest
notified
nature reserve
Avon Wildlife Trust
Cleeve Toot
Iron Age
Cadbury Hill


Avon Wildlife Trust
nationally scarce

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