Pool in Rosehill quarry
Introduction
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Pool in Rosehill quarry
Image: © Natasha Ceridwen de Chroustchoff Taken: 21 Oct 2009
This little pocket wilderness on the site of a former quarry supports over 100 plant species and 30 different birds and a variety of amphibians in its trees, rocky sides and fresh running water. Sandstone was quarried here in the mid-C19 for building the surrounding residential street. After a period of neglect it was rescued and turned into a recreational and natural history resource for the local community. On the day I visited a group of tiny children, all dressed in red like a troop of pixies, were playing hide and seek under the watching eye of their teachers.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.623941
Longitude
-3.959843