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[Steve Bullman]

any ideas? sorry for the poor pics, the sun wasnt helping much

 

looks like it should have been a creeper of some sort.

[Giles Hill]

Looks like Clematis montana?

[Steve Bullman]

you're asking me?

[Giles Hill]

Sorry Steve, it's a Clematis!!!! possibly C. montana.

[toprotter]

Clematis montana, I think the variety is Rubens. Grows at a ridiculous pace and fairly easy to root as softwood cuttings, from about now. I like the montanas, good value climbers.

[nepia]

I'd go with that. Once every few years it can be cut almost to the ground straight after flowering, i.e. now.

I guess that may well be the kind of answer you were after. A good place for nests though just before you fire up the bruschcutter..

Info comes from personal experience and the RHS.

[mattpete]

it a clematis rubens montana

[Joy Yeomans]

ditto clematis montana - very vigarous climber , small flowers all over early summer flowering, can take heavy pruning - one of my idents from college days

[Steve Bullman]

cheers guys