Jurassic limestone, Quarry Wildlife Garden, The Quarries, Swindon

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Jurassic limestone, Quarry Wildlife Garden, The Quarries, Swindon by Brian Robert Marshall as part of the Geograph project.

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Jurassic limestone, Quarry Wildlife Garden, The Quarries, Swindon

Image: © Brian Robert Marshall Taken: 17 Oct 2021

What is now a local wildlife garden was once a limestone quarry that had been worked for centuries until the late 1800s. It is now a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).

Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0

Image Location

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Latitude
51.548573
Longitude
-1.783918