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| Type | Local Nature Reserve |
| Location | Shepshed, Leicestershire |
| OS grid | SK 476 179 |
| Area | 3.1 hectares (7.7 acres) |
Morley Quarry is a 3.1 hectares (7.7 acres) Local Nature Reserve on the southern outskirts of Shepshed in Leicestershire. [1]
The quarries are a Regionally Important Geological Site, with rocks dating to 600 million years ago. The habitat is grassland and heath, with heather and gorse. There is a pond which has breeding toads. [2]
There is access from Morley Lane.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Morley Quarry.
- ^ "Map of Morley Quarry". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Morley Quarry LNR" (PDF). The National Forest. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
| Morley Quarry | |
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| Type | Local Nature Reserve |
| Location | Shepshed, Leicestershire |
| OS grid | SK 476 179 |
| Area | 3.1 hectares (7.7 acres) |
Morley Quarry is a 3.1 hectares (7.7 acres) Local Nature Reserve on the southern outskirts of Shepshed in Leicestershire. [1]
The quarries are a Regionally Important Geological Site, with rocks dating to 600 million years ago. The habitat is grassland and heath, with heather and gorse. There is a pond which has breeding toads. [2]
There is access from Morley Lane.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Morley Quarry.
- ^ "Map of Morley Quarry". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Morley Quarry LNR" (PDF). The National Forest. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 25 November 2017.