Arle Grove () is a nature reserve in

Gloucestershire Gloucestershire ( abbreviated Glos) is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn and the entire Forest of Dean. The county town is the city of Gl ...

.Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust reserves information online
/ref> 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 The Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust is the Gloucestershire local partner in a conservation network of 46 Wildlife Trusts. The Wildlife Trusts are local charities with the specific aim of protecting the United Kingdom's natural heritage. The G ...

. It was donated to the Trust as a nature reserve in 2009.

Location and habitat

The reserve is an example of

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which supports a wide range of species. It is about 500 m to the north of

Dowdeswell Dowdeswell is a civil parish in the ward of Chedworth, Cotswold, in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, England. It is separated into Upper and Lower Dowdeswell, the former being south of the latter. The population of the civil parish at th ...

and is near

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. It is near a former reserve which was held under lease being Dowdeswell Reservoir and Wood. It is near the

Cotswold Way The Cotswold Way is a long-distance footpath, running along the Cotswold Edge escarpment of the Cotswold Hills in England. It was officially inaugurated as a National Trail on 24 May 2007 and several new rights of way have been created. H ...

national trail.

Survey

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

Publications

* ‘Nature Reserve Guide – discover the wild Gloucestershire on your doorstep’ - 50th Anniversary, January 2011, Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust

References

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External links

Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust
Image:Arle Grove from the Cotswold Way - geograph.org.uk - 78311.jpg, Arle Grove from Cotswold Way Nature reserves in Gloucestershire Cotswolds Forests and woodlands of Gloucestershire