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Stonesby Quarry

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Stonesby Quarry

Stonesby Quarry is a 3.2 hectares (7.9 acres) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Stonesby and Waltham on the Wolds in Leicestershire. It is part of a 4 hectare nature reserve managed by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust. This site on Jurassic Lincolnshire Limestone ha

s grassland with diverse herb species, such as autumn gentian, cowslip, dwarf thistle, small scabious, pyramidal orchid and clustered bellflower. A public footpath from Waltham on the Wolds goes through the site.

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