Broughton Astley Brick Quarry
Selected Wild Place / Other Wild Places / Public Rights of Way / VC55 boundary
Private
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Broughton Astley Quarry was used as a brick quarry until it was closed in the mid-1950s. Since then the area has been pretty much left to its own devices, comprising a sizeable lake surrounded by marshy areas of scrubland, quality grassland and developing woodland.
The Quarry was surveyed in August 1990 by the Environmental Advisory Unit from Liverpool University Ltd.
HDC has given Naturespot permission to regularly visit and survey the site.
The site supports 15 species of Odonata due to the quality of the habitat.
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