New Park Quarry

Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire

New Park QuarrySite of Special Scientific Interest

Location within Gloucestershire

Location| Gloucestershire
Grid reference| SP175282
Coordinates| 51°57′09″N 1°44′46″W﻿ / ﻿51.952467°N 1.746044°W﻿ / 51.952467; -1.746044
Interest| Geological
Area| 1.3 hectare
Notification| 1987
Natural England website

New Park Quarry (grid reference SP175282) is a 1.3-hectare (3.2-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1987.[1][2] The site is listed in the 'Cotswold District' Local Plan 2001-2011 (on line) as a Regionally Important Geological Site (RIGS).[3]

## Location and geology

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This site is in the north Cotswolds, near Longborough, and contains the well-preserved remains (disarticulated) of Crocodiles and Dinosaurs. This fauna is in the Chipping Norton Formation and is considered to be the oldest assemblage of dinosaurs from the Jurassic time period in the United Kingdom. The site is of significant importance for research of the ecology and evolution of this species.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b Natural England SSSI information on the citation
2. ^ Cotswold District Local Plan, Appendix 1, Sites of Special Scientific Interest Archived 2012-03-26 at the Wayback Machine
3. ^ Cotswold District Local Plan, Appendix 3, Regionally Important Geological Sites Archived 2012-03-26 at the Wayback Machine

## SSSI Source

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* Natural England SSSI information on the citation
* Natural England SSSI information on the New Park Quarry units

## External links

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* Natural England (SSSI information)

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Geological Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire

* Summarised data for all sites (biological and geological)

* Alderton Hill Quarry
* Bull Cross, The Frith and Juniper Hill
* Campden Tunnel Gravel Pit
* Cleeve Common
* Coaley Wood Quarries
* Crickley Hill and Barrow Wake
* Easter Park Farm Quarry
* Edgehills Quarry
* Foss Cross Quarry
* Garden Cliff
* Hampen Railway Cutting
* Haresfield Beacon
* Harford Railway Cutting
* Hobbs Quarry
* Hornsleasow Quarry
* Huntsman's Quarry
* Jackdaw Quarry
* Kemble Railway Cuttings
* Knap House Quarry, Birdlip
* Land Grove Quarry, Mitcheldean
* Leckhampton Hill and Charlton Kings Common
* Longhope Hill
* Lower Woods
* Lower Wye Gorge
* Lydney Cliff
* May Hill
* Meezy Hurst
* Minchinhampton Common
* New Park Quarry
* Nibley Knoll
* Notgrove Railway Cutting
* Oakenhill Railway Cutting
* Puddlebrook Quarry
* River Wye
* Robin's Wood Hill Quarry
* Rodborough Common
* Salmonsbury Meadows
* Scully Grove Quarry
* Severn Estuary
* Slade Brook
* Stenders Quarry
* Stony Furlong Railway Cutting
* Swift's Hill
* Upper Severn Estuary
* The Malvern Hills
* Purton Passage
* Selsley Common
* Upper Wye Gorge
* Veizey's Quarry
* Wainlode Cliff
* Wellacre Quarry
* Wood Green Quarry & Railway Cutting
* Wotton Hill

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Avon
Herefordshire
Oxfordshire
Wiltshire
Worcestershire

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