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Woodland track in Wren's Nest Nature Reserve near Dudley
Looking north-west towards the Ripple Beds. Housing in Meadow Road is off to the left.
Image: © Roger Kidd
Taken: 13 Nov 2022
0.06 miles
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Wren's Nest National Nature Reserve near Dudley
Looking north-west. Housing in Meadow Road is off to the left.
Image: © Roger Kidd
Taken: 13 Nov 2022
0.07 miles
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Southern tip of Wren's Nest
At this point, the quarried trenches of the Upper Quarried Limestone of the western side of the hill (left) and of the Lower Quarried Limestone of th eastern side (right) join together at right angles. This has come about because a fault running along the top of the ridge has pushed the western side up.
Image: © Rudi Winter
Taken: 8 Jun 2014
0.09 miles
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Limestone in Wren's Nest Nature Reserve near Dudley
This exposure of Silurian limestone is at the southern end of the reserve, which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).
Image: © Roger Kidd
Taken: 13 Nov 2022
0.09 miles
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Limestone exposure in Wren's Nest Nature Reserve, Dudley
This exposure of Silurian strata is in the southern part of the reserve, west of Murchisons View.
Image: © Roger Kidd
Taken: 13 Nov 2022
0.10 miles
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Rock exposure in Wren's Nest Nature Reserve near Dudley
This exposure of Silurian limestone is at the southern end of the reserve, which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). Over the ridge is Murchison's View, where panoramas of the surrounding area can be seen. Quarrying ceased in 1925. https://ukfossils.co.uk/2012/07/12/wrens-nest/
Image: © Roger Kidd
Taken: 13 Nov 2022
0.10 miles
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Limestone Exposure, Dudley, Worcestershire
This exposure of Silurian (Wenlock) limestone strata crops out at the former Wren's Nest quarry and mining site - now a nature reserve. http://www.dudley.gov.uk/environment--planning/countryside/nature-reserves/wrens-nest-national-nature-reserve
Image: © Roger D Kidd
Taken: 19 Dec 2007
0.10 miles
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Limestone and Birch Trees, Dudley, Worcestershire
At the southern end of old quarry workings, now a nature reserve. Most of the developing vegetation has spread naturally since quarrying ceased in 1925.
Image: © Roger D Kidd
Taken: 19 Dec 2007
0.10 miles
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Limestone Strata, Dudley, Worcestershire
This detail (about 1.5 metres across) is from the exposure shown in
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Image: © Roger D Kidd
Taken: 19 Dec 2007
0.10 miles
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Limestone Strata, Dudley, Worcestershire
This rock exposure is at the southern end of the extensive Wren's Nest Nature Reserve.
http://www.dudley.gov.uk/environment--planning/countryside/nature-reserves/wrens-nest-national-nature-reserve
Image: © Roger D Kidd
Taken: 19 Dec 2007
0.10 miles