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Chedworth Nature Reserve () is a nature reserve in Gloucestershire.〔Kelham, A, Sanderson, J, Doe, J, Edgeley-Smith, M, et al., 1979, 1990, 2002 editions, 'Nature Reserves of the Gloucestershire Trust for Nature Conservation/Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust'〕 The site is listed in the 'Cotswold District' Local Plan 2001-2011 as a Key Wildlife Site (KWS).〔(Cotswold District Local Plan, Appendix 2, Key Wildlife Sites )〕 The Chedworth Nature Reserve is owned and managed by the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust and was purchased in 1969.〔 It was one of the earliest acquisitions of the Trust which was formed earlier in the decade in 1961. Related sites Chedworth Railway Tunnel and Chedworth Woods are also listed in the 'Cotswold District' Local Plan 2001-2011 as Key Wildlife Sites (KWS).〔 Chedworth Cutting Fault, Chedworth South Villa Cutting and Chedworth Tufa Site are listed in the 'Cotswold District' Local Plan 2001-2011 as Regionally Important Geological Sites (RIGS).〔(Cotswold District Local Plan, Appendix 3, Regionally Important Geological Sites )〕 ==Location and habitat== The reserve is located in the heart of the Cotswolds and is situated between the villages of Chedworth and Withington. It is on the south side of the River Coln Valley. The reserve is a relatively long stretch of former railway line (Midland & South Western Junction Railway to become the Great Western Railway). It is disused track-bed, railway cuttings and steep embankment. The line opened in 1891 and closed in 1961.〔 The reserve is some 1800 yards long and is through ancient woodland. The woodland, Chedworth Woods, is one of the largest areas of such woodland in the Cotswolds. The reserve adjoins Chedworth Roman Villa, a National Trust site.〔〔'Chedworth Nature Reserve - Scenic railway to woodland refuge and geology trail', (undated) Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust〕 The reserve terminates at the south end at the closed Chedworth Tunnel. Colonies of protected bats are recorded as hibernating in this tunnel and roost at other times of the year. The entrance in covered with a grill for their protection, and to allow the bats access.〔 The reserve terminates at the north end at a lane called ''The White Way''.〔 There is a Tufa spring close to the tunnel. Water containing lime emerges from underground. It flows over rocks and plants and they become covered with limescale. This is an area for liverworts and mosses.〔 There are two embankment areas; the southern one is near the tunnel. The northern one is drier and supports a limestone grassland flora.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chedworth Nature Reserve」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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