Limestone pavement
Slabs of smooth grey rock, incised with deep fissures and patterned with swirling hollows and runnels sculpted by thousands of years of rainwater, form an unlikely wildlife habitat. Look a little…
Slabs of smooth grey rock, incised with deep fissures and patterned with swirling hollows and runnels sculpted by thousands of years of rainwater, form an unlikely wildlife habitat. Look a little…
An abandoned limestone quarry with wonderful wildflowers
The Island’s most important Limestone habitat with pools, scrub and grassland
An important example of how wildlife can recolonise limestone quarry workings
A disused limestone quarry with a varied habitat bursting with butterflies and wild flowers.
A disused limestone quarry which has developed a rich limestone flora as well as having interesting geological exposures.
A disused limestone quarry, now home to various plants, birds and bats. Access to the nature reserve is limited to a footpath which passes through. Deep water filled former quarry workings and…
A disused quarry which supports varied chalk grassland species including orchids.
Bolgoed is an old sandstone quarry, last worked in 1955.
Holme Park Quarry is a little corner of relic limestone pavement with fabulous flora and a surprising view.
A small but dramatic former limestone quarry
An old sandstone quarry, last worked in 1955