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Managed by the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust. Go to their website
Daneway Banks nature reserve
Daneway Banks is a glorious example of unimproved limestone grassland. One of the most striking features to the first time visitor at Daneway Banks is the number of large ant-hills spread around the reserve. The yellow meadow ant makes these hills, which on some grassland areas, can reach up to 1m in height.
Wildlife highlights: Large Blue, grizzled skipper, marbled white and small blue butterflies.
The large blue butterfly which became extinct in this country in the late 1970s was reintroduced here in 1999 along with a small number of other sites in the south-west of England. Daneway Banks is the only location in Gloucestershire to support the large blue. The lucky visitor will see it from mid-June to mid-July.
Location and how to get there: Take the A419 Cirencester to Stroud road and turn right at Chapmans Cross. Follow the road for half a mile then turn left at the crossroads towards Sapperton. Park in thre small lay-by at the bottom of the hill. Walk across the old canal bridge and turn left into the wood.
Managed by the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust. Go to their website
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