Snettisham Carstone Quarry

King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Italy

Snettisham Carstone Quarry is an 11-hectare (27-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest located north of King's Lynn in Norfolk, England. It lies within the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The site is the only known location in Britain where the micro-moth Nothris verb

ascella occurs. Its host plant, hoary mullein, is abundant in parts of the quarry that are no longer worked. The quarry remains active, and there is no public access.

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