Walk shortened! New end time 1.00 – 1.30pm due to hot weather. No lunch stop. Flower Foray on and around Cleeve Common

A Fabulous Flower Foray! With Conservation Officer Ellie Phillips, we hope to showcase the wonderful range of wildflowers that grow on both the Common and nearby butterfly reserves. Bring packed lunch and wear sturdy footwear for scrambling over rougher areas.

The Cleeve Hill area is a Mecca for botanists from Gloucestershire and beyond - join our Flower Foray to find out why. Ellie will have scoured the Common to pick the best route and with a bit of luck will find us some rarities as well. We will walk over the agriculturally unimproved grassland of Cleeve Common and the adjacent Butterfly Conservation Reserve looking for typical limestone grassland flowers and some Cotswold specialities too. The grassland of the Common is of high nature conservation value and as such has protected status as a Site of Special Scientific Interest. As we meet some of the rarer and more vulnerable species we will see the benefits of the careful grazing strategy of the past few years and look at other conservation techniques and experiments.

Book your place

Bookings for this walk open 21 days before it takes place.

This walk is organised by Cotswold Voluntary Wardens, the voluntary arm of the Cotswolds Conservation Board. These walks offer an interesting and often entertaining way of exploring our wonderful Cotswold countryside and landscape. All walks by the Voluntary Wardens are FREE OF CHARGE however donations are welcome and help us to take care of the countryside.

PLEASE: always remember to wear appropriate footwear because some walks may be steep and muddy in places. Dogs are not allowed on walks, except guide dogs and hearing dogs. It is advisable to check the website or call the Cotswolds Conservation Board (07841 663607) beforehand for details of any changes, particularly during bad weather.

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