Ban-y-Gor nature reserve is a secluded and mystical woodland with large ancient coppice and pollards carpeted with ferns and mosses. A single path descends via a small glade towards the River Wye…

Barrow Wake – just further along the scarp from Crickley Hill and part of the same SSSI – contains a similar flora to Crickley Hill but is especially notable for its population of Musk Orchids and…

Sitting at the foot of the Golden Valley, Blackness Banks is a key steppingstone linking important habitats in the Golden Valley to those on Rodborough and Minchinhampton Commons.

For fantastic views across the Severn Vale towards the Forest of Dean, Coaley Peak is hard to beat.

Crickley Hill’s views, abundance of wildlife and historic importance make it the perfect spot to spend a few hours or enjoy a full day of exploration, featuring accessible trails and a café.…

Ketford Banks is a small, steep sandy bank, famed for its displays of wild daffodils in early spring. Along with daffodils, the reserve supports the buff-tailed bumble bees that are their main…

An example of unimproved limestone grassland with a rich flora and fauna with abundant autumn gentian and one of the few Cotswold sites still supporting Duke of Burgundy butterfly.

A walk through the magical Laurie Lee Wood is a step back in time. This small, ancient and semi-natural woodland is full of wildflowers such as white helleborine, and bluebells in spring.