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Arle Grove
Arle Grove is a species-rich ancient woodland and boasts a wealth of flora and fauna.
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Ashleworth Ham
Ashleworth Ham is a remnant of what was once a much larger wetland landscape. Due to its ecological importance, there is no public access to this nature reserve.
Badgeworth
Badgeworth was GWT’s first ever nature reserve and is home to the rare adder's-tongue spearwort more commonly known as the ‘Badgeworth buttercup’. The reserve is closed to the public but has…
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Ban-y-Gor
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…
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Barrow Wake
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…
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Blackness Banks
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.
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Box Wood
Towering beech trees create the tranquil atmosphere, tucked away in a valley close to Box Village.
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Brassey
Brassey is one of the few freshwater marshes in Gloucestershire, containing a unique collection of attractive marshland plants. While the reserve is closed to the public, access can be arranged…
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Cannop Bridge Marsh
One of the remaining marshlands in the Forest of Dean, insects like dragonflies and damselflies thrive in these wet woodlands, attracting many birds including nuthatches, treecreepers, woodpeckers…
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Chaceley Meadow
Wildflowers and birds thrive at Chaceley Meadow nature reserve. Although some distance from the River Severn the meadow occasionally floods in winter, the perfect environment for a multitude of…