The Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust Reserve
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
| Shown within Gloucestershire | |
| Area of Search | Gloucestershire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SO887272 |
| Coordinates | 51°56′37″N 2°09′54″W / 51.943634°N 2.165072°W / 51.943634; -2.165072Coordinates: 51°56′37″N 2°09′54″W / 51.943634°N 2.165072°W / 51.943634; -2.165072 |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 20.16 hectare |
| Notification | 1954 |
| Natural England website | |
Fuller information is provided in the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust nature reserves handbook. The Canal was built to link the Forest of Dean coalfields with Cheltenham via the Severn, but competition and other reasons led to its closure. The Trust has carried out management work with aid of Severn Trent Water and the then Nature Conservancy Council to restore the derelict canal.
The area was severely flooded in the Gloucestershire Floods of 2007 and significant restoration work was necessary.
Read more about this topic: Coombe Hill Canal
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