Crickley Hill Country Park

Crickley Hill Country Park lies on the edge of the Cotswold escarpment, 6 miles east of Gloucester, overlooking the Vale of Gloucester.

A country park on the Cotswold scarp with extensive views over Gloucester and the vale. It has a visitor centre (seasonal opening) and a number of waymarked trails, some suitable for wheelchair users. It is a good resource for school visits with guides by arrangement. It is an excellent area for the study of wildlife and ecology with over 200 species of wild flower, 34 species of butterfly, and a wide range of other invertebrates.It is a site with nature conservation, geological & archaeological interest.

Most of the park is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), with a range of habitats from unimproved limestone grassland to mature beech woodland. Part of the site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument (SAM) which has been intensively excavated over a period of 25 years. The result is a detailed documentation of the archaeological interest of the hillfort area. Crickley Hill is also of major geological interest due to the limestone outcrops around its boundary.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Park open all year, daily.  Visitor Centre, open afternoons from April 1st to September 30th

Contact
Tel. 01452 863170 or 01452 425577
countryparks@gloucestershire.gov.uk

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Paying to park at Crickley Hill Countryside Park Gloucestershire County Council is introducing car parking charges at its Crickley Hill Countryside Park