Crickley Hill Country Park lies on the edge of the Cotswold escarpment, overlooking the Vale of Gloucester. Most of the park is
designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), with a range of habitats from unimproved limestone grassland to mature beech woodland.
Part of the site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument (SAM) which has been intensively excavated over
a period of 25 years. The result is a detailed documentation of the archaeological interest of the hillfort area. Crickley Hill is also of major geological interest due to the limestone
outcrops around its boundary.
It is an excellent area for the study of wildlife and ecology with over 200 species of wild
flower, 34 species of butterfly, and a wide range of other invertebrates.
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