Grays Chalk Pit
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Grays Chalk Pit by Glyn Baker as part of the Geograph project.
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Grays Chalk Pit
Image: © Glyn Baker Taken: 22 Nov 2008
These are the stairs down into Grays Chalk Pit. Chalk extraction ceased not long after WW1 wildlife reclaimed the pit and it was designated as an SSSI see http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1003111.pdf The pit has now passed into the care of Essex Wildlife Trust and is part of the Cafford Gorges Reserve see http://www.essexwt.org.uk/visitor_centres__nature_reserves/chafford_gorges/ The pit has now been restyled as “Grays Gorge”. One of the wild flowers you can find in this oasis of quiet in an urban landscape is the Image
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Image Location
Latitude
51.484751
Longitude
0.319239