Collyweston Quarries

Protected area in Northamptonshire, England

Collyweston QuarriesSite 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

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]

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[edit]

1. ^ a b c d "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. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
4. ^ "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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