Wildflowers, Brown End Quarry Nature Reserve - Waterhouses, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordhsire, UK.
N 53° 02.932 W 001° 51.990
30U E 575982 N 5878307
Brown End Quarry is a former limestone quarry now managed as a geological and wildlife nature reserve by Staffordshire Wildlife Trust.
Waymark Code: WMXJX9
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/21/2018
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Brown End Quarry covers 3.5 acres and was Staffordshire's first geological reserve. It is managed by Staffordshire Wildlife Trust in partnership with the North Staffs Group of the Geologists Association. The site is important for its exposed rocks and fossils of Lower Carboniferous age. (
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"Since quarrying stopped the reserve has largely been left to nature. The old spoil heaps and quarry floor have vegetated over and a colourful range of flowers has developed. Look out for an abundance of yellow cowslips in the spring. Knapweed, scabious and oxeye daisies provide a nectar source for butterflies and other insects throughout the summer.
Mid-summer is the best time to visit to see the wildflowers at their best and an abundance of butterflies.
Most of the reserve is flat, although there is a steep incline to the meadow area. The kissing gate is wide enough for wheelchairs. The terrain is firm and rises slightly onto the main part of the reserve.
There is a small parking area next to the reserve."
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"FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THIS LOCALITY, COLLECTION OR PICKING IS PROHIBITED"