Cleeve Common
Cleeve Common (grid reference SO990260) is a 455-hectare (1,120-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, England, notified in 1974. It is looked after by a small charity called Cleeve Common Trust, formally Cleeve Common Board of Conservators.
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Cleeve Common panorama | |
Location within Gloucestershire | |
| Location | Gloucestershire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SO990260 |
| Coordinates | 51.93296°N 2.015225°W |
| Interest | Biological/Geological |
| Area | 455 hectare |
| Notification | 1974 |
| Natural England website | |
It lies in the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is on Cleeve Hill. There is a golf course on the site and the site is registered as a common. The site is on Jurassic limestones on the top of the Cotswold scarp. It is north-east of Cheltenham. It is a large site and is important for its biology and geology.
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