Crickley Hill and Barrow Wake
Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Crickley Hill and Barrow Wake (grid reference SO929161 & grid reference SO931154) is a 56.8-hectare (140-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1974.[1][2]
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Gloucestershire |
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Grid reference | SO929161 & SO931154 |
Coordinates | 51.843905°N 2.10374°W / 51.843905; -2.10374 |
Interest | Biological/Geological |
Area | 56.8 hectare |
Notification | 1974 |
Natural England website |
The site (two parts) lies within the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It was formerly known as Crickley Hill and includes some of a site known as Tuffleys Quarry. Part of the site is owned and managed by Gloucestershire Willdlife Trust and the National Trust as a nature reserve Park.[1][3] The Cotswold Way National Trail passes through Crickley Hill and Barrow Wake.[4]
Barrow Wake and Tuffley's Quarry are listed in the 'Cotswold District' Local Plan 2001–2011 (on line) as Key Wildlife Sites.[5] Crickley Hill is listed in the 'Cotswold District' Local Plan 2001–2011 (on line) as an SSSI and Regionally Important Geological Site.[6][7]