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| | The Cotswolds are the largest of Britain's 36 Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Crammed with gentle valleys, pretty villages and undulating hills, they're a tourist hotspot during the summer months, not least of all because of the rolling grasslands around Stroud and Slad. | |  | Our summer farmlands and grasslands simply come alive at this time of year with wild flowers and animals. | |  | - Why not try your hand at nature activities in summer meadows including flower spotting and Badger watching.
| | | Slad and Stroud Valleys - Visitor Guide | | Address: | Slad and Stroud Valleys, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire. | | Postcode | Slad - GL6 7 and Stroud - GL5 4. | | Telephone: | Cotswolds Tourism - 01684 295027
Stroud Tourism - 01453 760960
Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust (and Badger evenings) - 01452 383333 | | e-mail | Stroud Tourism -
tic@stroud.gov.uk Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust - info@gloucestershirewildlifetrust.co.uk | | Location map : | Multimap of Slad Multimap of Stroud | | Grid reference: | Grid reference: SO875078 | | Key attractions: | Butterfly spotting, Badger watching, and birds. | | Essential kit: | Butterfly identification guide. Walking shoes. Binoculars for birds. | | Nature watching: | Butterfly watching - rare species. Adonis Blue butterflies can be found on Rodborough and Minchinhampton Common which are both Natural Trust land. The best time to see them is May-August.
There are Badger evenings all year round in the Slad Valley via the Gloucestershire Badger Group. Birds - the best places to watch Kestrels hunting are limestone ridges and valleys. Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust runs walks and events. | | Access: | Varies depending on location, terrain and nature of outdoor events - contact Wildlife Trust for more information. | | Getting there: | The Slad Valley is located around Slad close to Stroud in the south western Cotswolds. Stroud is situated 10 miles south west of Cheltenham and eight miles south of Gloucester. | | Opening times: | Badger Watching - all year round (book early). | | Charges: | Badger evenings in the Slad Valley - small fee which goes towards paying for the food and helping the Gloucestershire Badger Group. Adults £6; Children £4.
Minchinhampton Common - free. |
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