Hopton Quarry
An important example of how wildlife can recolonise limestone quarry workings
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.
Species-rich grassland, wetland and woodland. See palmate newts and green tiger beetles.
A disused quarry now inhabited by many unusual plants and animals. Situated along the Monsal Trail its part of a string of nature reserves along the trail and a real treat just off the beaten…
A cool evening at Hadfields Quarry
9th December 2020
A disused limestone quarry of particular interest for butterflies - in fact 24 species of butterfly have already been recorded here!
A former limestone quarry, its vast basin and exposed terraced face still dominate the site. Accompanying areas of grassland, pockets of varying aged broadleaved woodland, along with a good-sized…
Earlier this year our Communications Assistant, Kayleigh, went out to visit a Wild Peak project site called Holywell Bank. In today's blog she tells us all about this quarry's potential…
Work has been completed at Derbyshire Wildlife Trust’s Hilton Gravel Pits Nature Reserve, just outside of Derby.