Cleeve Common is a nationally important resource. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) for its geology, habitats and botany and it contains a wealth of archaeological interest, including three Scheduled Monuments. The Common and its surroundings lie within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
Cleeve is Gloucestershire’s largest common, with an area of 1000 acres. It is a haven for plants, insects, reptiles, birds and mammals that thrive on the agriculturally unimproved limestone grassland, a habitat that has dwindled alarmingly in recent decades.