Crickley Hill combines wide views, old quarries and a remarkable record of Early and Middle Jurassic seas. The fossil-rich Pea Grit is especially important for small brachiopods, echinoids and coated grains. Explore this country park and nature reserve through observation and photography, using signed paths and current access information. Jurassic, Disused Quarries, Scree, Rating: ♦
Leckhampton Hill’s old quarries expose a classic Middle Jurassic limestone succession, with shell-rich beds, pale building stone and the striking Devil’s Chimney. The hill offers rewarding fossil observation and a varied geology walk above Cheltenham. Use the signed paths and check the council’s current collecting terms before removing any material. Jurassic, Outcrops, Disused Quarries, Rating: ♦♦♦
Cleeve Common’s old quarries reveal a varied Middle Jurassic limestone succession, from pale building-stone oolites to beds rich in shells. Rolling Bank and Pot Quarry are especially important for strata preserved in very few places. Enjoy the fossils, rock textures and wide views through observation and photography; Cleeve Common Trust prohibits removing stone or fossils from the common. Jurassic, Disused Quarries, Rating: ♦♦♦
