Public notice: The Cheltenham Escarpment National Nature Reserve
Published 4 June 2026
Applies to England
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Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
Declaration of National Nature Reserve
Parishes of Charlton Kings, Coberley, Leckhampton with Warden Hill and Shurdington
County of Gloucestershire
Notice is hereby given that:
In pursuance of section 35(1) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and all other powers enabling them in that behalf, Natural England has, by The Cheltenham Escarpment National Nature Reserve No.01 Declaration made on the 4th day of March 2026, declared the land referred to therein a National Nature Reserve.
The land having a total area of 60.02 hectares or thereabouts, situated in the Parishes of Charlton Kings, Coberley and Shurdington, and in the County of Gloucestershire shown shaded yellow on the maps attached to the said Declaration, is held by Cheltenham Borough Council, a body approved by Natural England, and is being managed as a nature reserve.
Natural England is satisfied that the said land is of national importance.
The declaration and associated maps may be viewed on Natural England’s website at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-nature-reserves-formal-notice-of-new-or-extended-sites
Paul Hackman, Area Senior Officer, National Nature Reserves
on behalf of Natural England.