Chedworth Nature Reserve
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Chedworth Nature Reserve (grid reference SP048143) is a 6-hectare (15-acre) nature reserve in Gloucestershire.[1] The site is listed in the 'Cotswold District' Local Plan 2001-2011 as a Key Wildlife Site (KWS).[2]
Chedworth Nature Reserve | |
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Type | Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust nature reserve |
Location | between Chedworth and Withington |
Coordinates | 51°49′39.89″N 1°55′51.7″W |
Area | 14.8 acres (6.0 ha) |
Created | 1969 |
Operated by | Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust |
Status | Open all year, restricted access to adjacent woodland (public footpath only) |
The Chedworth Nature Reserve is owned and managed by the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust and was purchased in 1969.[1] It was one of the earliest acquisitions of the trust which was formed earlier in the decade in 1961.
Related sites Chedworth Railway Tunnel and Chedworth Woods are also listed in the 'Cotswold District' Local Plan 2001-2011 as Key Wildlife Sites (KWS).[2]
Chedworth Cutting Fault, Chedworth South Villa Cutting and Chedworth Tufa Site are listed in the 'Cotswold District' Local Plan 2001-2011 as Regionally Important Geological Sites (RIGS).[3]