Collyweston Quarries
Protected area in Northamptonshire, England
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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Location | Northamptonshire |
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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 (16-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Easton on the Hill in Northamptonshire, south of Stamford in England.[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
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Collyweston Quarries". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ^ "Map of Collyweston Quarries". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ^ "Collyweston Quarries". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ^ "Collyweston Quarries citation" (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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