Collyweston Quarries

Collyweston Quarries is a 6.6-hectare (16-acre) 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]

Collyweston Quarries

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

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. "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. . Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
4. (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.

 

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