Collyweston Quarries

Collyweston Quarries
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search Northamptonshire
Grid reference TF 003 038 [1]
Interest Biological
Area 6.6 hectares[1]
Notification 1983[1]
Location map Magic Map

Collyweston Quarries is a 6.6 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Easton on the Hill in Northamptonshire, south of Stamford.[1][2] It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.[3]

This former limestone quarry is now rough grassland on Jurassic limestone. The flora is diverse, and more than a hundred flowering plants have been recorded, including wild thyme, dropwort, dyer's greenweed and clustered bellflower. There is a substantial butterfly population.[4]

There is access from a footpath adjacent to a house called Deep Side on Stamford Road.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Collyweston Quarries". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Map of Collyweston Quarries". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Collyweston Quarries". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Collyweston Quarries citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 2 April 2017.

Coordinates: 52°37′23″N 0°31′08″W / 52.623°N 0.519°W / 52.623; -0.519

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