Snettisham Carstone Quarry

Snettisham Carstone Quarry
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationNorfolk
Grid referenceTF 685 348[1]
InterestBiological
Area11.0 hectares (27 acres)[1]
Notification1984[1]
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Snettisham Carstone Quarry is an 11-hectare (27-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of King's Lynn in Norfolk, England.[1][2] It is in the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[3]

This is the only known location in Britain for the micro-moth Nothris verbascella. Its host plant, hoary mullein, is abundant in areas of the quarry which are no longer worked.[4]

There is no public access to this working quarry.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Snettisham Carstone Quarry". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Map of Snettisham Carstone Quarry". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Norfolk Coast AONB Management Plan 2014-19: Other Conservation Designations within the AONB" (PDF). Norfolk Coast AONB. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Snettisham Carstone Quarry citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
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