Frome Banks
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Example – tree creeper (Certhia familiaris)
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 Frome Banks shown within Gloucestershire
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| Type | Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust nature reserve |
| Location | between River Frome and Stroud by-pass |
| Coordinates | 51°44′31.75″N 2°12′59.3″W / 51.7421528°N 2.216472°WCoordinates: 51°44′31.75″N 2°12′59.3″W / 51.7421528°N 2.216472°W |
| Area | 3.2 acres (1.3 ha) |
| Created | 1990 |
| Operated by | Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust Gloucestershire County Council and private owner |
| Status | Open all year |
Frome Banks (grid reference SO851048) is a 1.3-hectare (3.2-acre) nature reserve in Gloucestershire.
The site is managed by the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust under lease from Gloucestershire County Council and a private owner. The reserve was established in 1990. It is operated in partnership with the Stroud Valleys Project.
The reserve is a narrow strip of land which lies between the River Frome and the Stroud by-pass. The by-pass is on the south side of the town. Stroud is below the escarpment of the Cotswold Hills and is surrounded by the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Access is from the A419 road, Dr Newtons Way, Stroud, between the Wallbridge and Waitrose roundabouts.
This is riverside woodland and a large part of it has grown up over an old rubbish tip. Thus land has been reclaimed with any dangerous material being removed first. There are public footpaths at both ends of this ribbon-like site which link with a permissive footpath. Rodborough Fields are on the opposite side of the river and footpaths link up for extended walks.
The woodland is mostly made up of ash and sycamore. Also present are hazel, field maple, hawthorn, holly, guelder-rose, pedunculate oak, goat willow and beech. alder and crack willow grow along the river edge together with bushes of various species including cherry laurel.
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