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are confined to a very limited outcrop on Cleeve Common. These units, which have distinctive fossil faunas of bivalves, gastropods and brachiopods, are only visible at Rolling Bank Quarry. These outcrops are thus unique and are considered the only examples of part of the Middle Jurassic, Bajocian,
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There are several types of grassland within the site and their origination is dependent upon aspect, soil, grazing intensity and how areas of the common have been managed. The site supports several species of rare orchid such as the
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in 1974. It is looked after by a small charity called Cleeve Common Trust, formally Cleeve Common Board of Conservators.
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The site supports a wide range of invertebrates. These include butterflies such as the
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biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Natural England SSSI information on the Cleeve Common units
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on the top of the Cotswold scarp. It is north-east of
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Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1974
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Site of Special Scientific Interest

Cleeve Common is located in Gloucestershire
Location
Grid reference
SO990260
Coordinates
51°55′59″N 2°00′55″W / 51.93296°N 2.015225°W / 51.93296; -2.015225
hectare
Notification
Natural England website
grid reference
SO990260
biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest
Gloucestershire
notified
Cotswold
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Cleeve Hill
common
Jurassic
limestones
Cheltenham
bee orchid
frog orchid
musk orchid
dark green fritillary
grayling
marsh fritillary
Oolite

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