Winscombe and Sandford Award Land
Introduction
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Winscombe and Sandford Award Land
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 30 Mar 2021
The area around the quarry was granted in an act of 1799 to extract stone in order to build and maintain the roads in Winscombe and Sandford. Although the quarry is no longer producing materials, the legislation is still of note. There are several unusual species here, including Spindle and Wayfaring trees, and a bit of Mistletoe too. Following the recolonisation of the spoil heaps by nature the site is a Regionally Important Geological Site (RIGS) in what is an AONB.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.326327
Longitude
-2.832498