This photo (by Jim in London) shows the east side of Gibraltar as it was in 1992. The slopes were covered in corrugated iron and served to collect rainwater that was then stored in huge tanks deep inside the Rock.
These day's Gibraltar gets its water through desalination and the slopes have been returned to their original state. I went up there recently with Eric Shaw, one of the people involved in the work to nurse the slopes back to life. It's a wild place and that's a rare thing in Gibraltar, where space is at a premium. Enjoy the video.
Note: Even though I call this Eric's Garden, there were many others involved in this project, most of them expert volunteers with the Gibraltar Ornithological and Natural History Society. These guys work across all areas of conservation in Gibraltar and their site is a treasure trove of information. Go see.
Eric, the legend! Lovely video. I once had to retrieve a body from there when it was a catchment. Not a pleasant task at all.
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