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Leckhampton Hill 1st September 2000 Back to Home Page |
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Leckhampton Hill, near Cheltenham and Gloucester, is a product of limestone, nature and man. It provides a wealth of different habitats for plants and animals. What can you see at Leckhampton Hill? How many of the common species below have you seen? If you are a skilled and persistent observer you can see far more than these. The habitats are quite fragile. Walking or cycling off the paths can damage plants, and disturb, damage or destroy the habitats of animals. Some of these pictures were taken at other places, but all of the snakes and some of the lizards, orchids, butterflies and flowers were photographed at Leckhampton Hill. If you are interested in Leckhampton Hill, you might like to get in touch with "Friends of Leckhampton Hill and Charlton Kings Common" at one of the following addresses - |
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Secretary : Jack Shepherd Rainbow Cottage Leckhampton Hill Cheltenham GL53 9QJ 01242 51 59 02
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Treasurer : John-Paul North Shackleton Daisy Bank Road Cheltenham GL53 9QQ Tel : 01242 52 27 67
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Green Veined White Large White Orange Tip Small White Comma Painted Lady Peacock Red Admiral Small Tortoiseshell Pearl Bordered Fritillary Gatekeeper Marbled White Meadow Brown Ringlet Small Heath Wall Butterfly Chalkhill Blue Common Blue Small Copper Small Skipper |
Reptiles Mammals Badger Fox Hare Rabbit Vole
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Birds Buzzard Chaffinch Dunnock Goldfinch Great Spotted Woodpecker Greenfinch Green Woodpecker Jackdaw Jay Kestrel Linnet Magpie Partridge Pheasant Skylark |