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Arle Grove

Arle Grove
Arle Grove - geograph.org.uk - 78451.jpg
Arle Grove from the east
Arle Grove is located in Gloucestershire
Arle Grove
Arle Grove shown within Gloucestershire
Type Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust nature reserve
Location Dowdeswell near Whittington
Coordinates 51°53′33.01″N 2°0′28.6″W / 51.8925028°N 2.007944°W / 51.8925028; -2.007944Coordinates: 51°53′33.01″N 2°0′28.6″W / 51.8925028°N 2.007944°W / 51.8925028; -2.007944
Area 12 acres (4.9 ha)
Created 2009
Operated by Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust
Status Open all year

Arle Grove (grid reference SO995215) is a 5-hectare (12-acre) nature reserve in Gloucestershire. The site is listed in the 'Cotswold District' Local Plan 2001-2011 as a Key Wildlife Site (KWS).

The site is owned and managed by the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust. It was donated to the Trust as a nature reserve in 2009.

The reserve is an example of ancient woodland which supports a wide range of species. It is about 500 m to the north of Dowdeswell and is near Whittington. It is near a former reserve which was held under lease being Dowdeswell Reservoir and Wood. It is near the Cotswold Way national trail.

Arle Grove is being surveyed to establish the full range of flora and fauna.

Arle Grove from Cotswold Way


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