Events Calendar
We host events and activities all year round for all ages.
Family Fun Friday - Halloween Special
Take inspiration from the creatures found on Cleeve Common to create your own Halloween Pumpkin in time for trick or treating!
Family Fun Friday - Ranger for the Day - Family Event
Join us for the day in Wardens' Wood for some practical management before a picnic around the campfire and some bushcraft fun.
Lino Printing Inspired by Birds of Cleeve Common
Join us for a special birds of Cleeve Common inspired lino print making workshop
Cleeve Common Autumn Bird Life Tour
Join local expert Arthur Ball as he introduces you to the vast bird life found on Cleeve Common.
Heritage Open Day Walk - A Late Summer Stroll
A guided walk with some of the Cleeve Common Trust team exploring themes which make the Common such a special place for people and wildlife
Nature Journaling in Wardens' Wood
Join local illustrator Amanda Steer on a wander through Wardens' Wood as we slow down, and draw what we see, not what we think we see.
Heritage Open Day Walk - Cleeve Hill: The Cotswold Health Resort
This walk will use the architecture of buildings to tell the tale of how the community developed as a holiday resort and affluent outer suburb of Cheltenham in the last century.
Family Fun Friday - Stream dipping & raft racing
A chance to investigate the Cleeve Common stream in Watery Bottom.
Family Fun Friday - Mini-beasts & bushcraft
Let's go and explore Warden's Wood, an often-forgotten part of Cleeve Common. Den building, bug hunting and fun!
An Introduction to Drawing Trees with Ink & Watercolour
Join us for an interactive session where you'll learn the basics of drawing with inks, taking inspiration from the trees of Cleeve Common
Heights and Highlights of Cleeve Common 2
A repeat of the earlier walk - A short walk to introduce many aspects of Cleeve Common’s geology, archaeology, history, ecology – and how we can look after it for all
Heights and Highlights of Cleeve Common
A short walk to introduce many aspects of Cleeve Common’s geology, archaeology, history, ecology – and how we can look after it for all
Wild Flower Foray
A guided walk with our Conservation Officer Giles around our unimproved limestone grassland on a wildflower hunt.
May Half Term Family Trail
This half term it isn't just a Family Fun Friday, you can come up between 9:30am and 4pm, Tues-Fri of half term and take part in our self-guided family trail.
No need to book, and free to take part.
Foraging Walk
Join Cotswold Forager Rob Gould for an explore of the tasty treats growing in and around Wardens' Wood
Nature Journaling in Wardens' Wood
Join local illustrator Amanda Steer on a wander through Wardens' Wood as we slow down, and draw what we see, not what we think we see.
Family Fun Friday - Bird boxes and nature stomp
Create a bird box as a family to take home, to help support local birds as nesting season approaches. Followed by a nature romp on the hill.
Lino Printing Inspired by Trees on Cleeve Common
Join this workshop where we will immortalise some of the iconic trees on Cleeve Hill - the Memorial Tree and the Twin Beeches.
Family Fun Friday - Ranger for the Day - Family Event
Join us for the day in Wardens' Wood for some practical management before a picnic around the campfire and some bushcraft fun.
Fungi Foray
Join expert Joe McSorley on a walk on Cleeve Common exploring its often overlooked fungi.
Nature Journaling in Wardens' Wood
Join local illustrator Amanda Steer on a wander through Wardens' Wood as we slow down, and draw what we see, not what we think we see.
Heritage Open Day Walk - Why is Cleeve Common Special?
A guided walk with some of the Cleeve Common Trust team exploring themes which make the Common such a special place for people and wildlife
Heritage Open Day Walk - A Historical Journey across Cleeve Common
Discover the hidden histories behind many of the tracks and trails that cross Cleeve Hill with historian David Aldred
Family Fun Friday - Stream dipping & raft racing
A summer holiday classic! A chance to investigate the Cleeve Common stream in Watery Bottom.
Family Fun Friday - Kite making
Drop in to make a kite and other nature based crafts, then head out to fly it on the hill!
Butterfly Walk
Explore Cleeve Common and Prestbury Hill Butterfly Reserve on a butterfly walk
An Introduction to landscape watercolour painting
Join us for an interactive session where you'll learn the basics of landscape watercolour painting taking inspiration from Cleeve Common
Nature Journaling in Wardens' Wood
Join local illustrator Amanda Steer on a wander through Wardens' Wood as we slow down, and draw what we see, not what we think we see.
Butterfly Conservation drop in event
Butterfly Conservation will be on Prestbury Reserve with a variety of drop-in activities and information suitable for all ages.
Family Fun Friday: Bug Hunting and Butterfly Spotting
Eyes peeled, we'll be exploring Cleeve Common & the Butterfly Conservation reserve for winged beauties and other minibeasts!
Nature Journaling in Wardens' Wood - fully booked
Join local illustrator Amanda Steer on a wander through Wardens' Wood as we slow down, and draw what we see, not what we think we see.
Good Friday Easter Trail - fully booked
Come explore Cleeve Common and earn yourself a treat!