Shepshed, Morley Quarry
Selected Wild Place / Other Wild Places / Public Rights of Way / VC55 boundary
Situated at the end of Morley Lane in Shepshed.
Public open space
View across the quarry to the rock face.
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Morley Quarry is a 3 hectare Local Nature Reserve (LNR) and a Regionally Important Geological Site (RIGS) on the southern side of Shepshed.
The site is a disused quarry home with exposed rock faces which were formed 600 million years ago.
There is a short, but at times steep, circular walk over the top of the quarry and there is also a small pond which is a breeding site for the Common Toad.
There are a number of information boards situated across the site to provide visitors with information about the age of the rocks, wild flowers and toads.
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