7265. St Werburghs tunnel (533)

Scrapyardspec, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2025
Scrapyardspec, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2025

In the main, Scrapyardspec tends to paint his work in ‘cheeky’ spots that others might avoid, or simply not consider worth painting. His adaptable character lends itself very well to filling spaces in landscape or portrait orientation, again something that graffiti writers for example often struggle with.

Scrapyardspec, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2025
Scrapyardspec, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2025

This piece is at the entrance of the tunnel and makes use of a textured wall that has plenty of plant growth spilling over it. Scrapyardspec’s goofy character, reverts to its more basic form – no limbs or hair here – and reminds us of his iconic and unique design. I have lots more pieces by the artist and might have to do mini gallery at some point just to catch up.

7152. Cumberland Basin

Scrapyardspec, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, August 2025
Scrapyardspec, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, August 2025

When I look through my archives from this summer, I keep finding pieces by Scrapyardspec, and so what you see here on Natural Adventures is only a proportion of the pieces he has painted in Bristol. This one is a relatively recent piece created at a paint jam celebrating Werm’s birthday, and at which I met Scrapy for the first time.

Scrapyardspec, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, August 2025
Scrapyardspec, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, August 2025

The most notable thing about this piece is the inclusion of hair and the addition of rudimentary arms and feet. Scrapyardspec and I discussed his development a little and I think that now he has grown in confidence and has his archetype nailed, he can play around a lot more with his characters and improve as an artist. I am very much looking forward to watching his onward journey.

7130. Purdown (94)

Scrapyardspec, Purdown, Bristol, July 2025
Scrapyardspec, Purdown, Bristol, July 2025

I would think that even though he only visits Bristol about once a week, Scrapyardspec must be one of the most prolific artists in town. This is a welcome pair of goofy characters on the pathway that leads to the Purdown anti-aircraft battery, painted on a container that seems a little out of place.

Scrapyardspec, Purdown, Bristol, July 2025
Scrapyardspec, Purdown, Bristol, July 2025

The two characters are very much of the archetypal variety, although he includes shoulders here, building on the central face of the characters. Another change is that he is starting to shorten his signature to Scrapy rather than the full Scrapyardspec. I have easily enough pieces to start a gallery, but he might just have to wait his turn.