Scully Grove Quarry

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Scully Grove Quarry
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Scully Grove Quarry is located in Gloucestershire
Scully Grove Quarry
Location within Gloucestershire
LocationGloucestershire
Grid referenceSO657186
Coordinates51°51′55″N 2°29′56″W / 51.86537°N 2.498805°W / 51.86537; -2.498805
InterestGeological
Area0.4 hectare
Notification1974
Natural England website

Scully Grove Quarry (grid reference SO657186) is a 0.4-hectare (0.99-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, England, notified in 1974.[1][2]

The site is listed in the Forest of Dean Local Plan Review as a Key Wildlife Site (KWS).[3]

Location and geology

The quarry is in the north of the Forest of Dean near Mitcheldean, and is important for its unique features. The basal rock exposed is Crease Limestone which has been altered to dolomite. It represents a shallow water high energy deposit on a carbonate tamp. There is Whitehead Limestone (Chadian/Arundian) of up to 25 metres (82 ft) depth above the Crease Limestone. This shows a peritidal phase of deposition, and includes algal laminates, oncoid beds, thin soils and other features of a significant quality for research purposes. Above this is a small amount of fluvial deposits of the Drybrook Sandstone.[1]

Conservation

Natural England reported in March 2009 that scrub control was necessary to protect this site of geological interest.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Natural England SSSI information on the citation
  2. ↑ "Forest of Dean District Local Plan Review, adopted November 2005, Appendix D 'Nature Conservation Site Designations Within the Forest of Dean District', Sites of Special Scientific Interest". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Forest of Dean District Local Plan Review, adopted November 2005, Appendix D 'Nature Conservation Site Designations Within the Forest of Dean District', Key Wildlife Sites". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  4. ↑ Natural England SSSI information on the Scully Grove Quarry unit

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