habitat

To facilitate the establishment of suitably bio-diverse habitats and encourage invertebrae populations, the site will be allowed to regenerate naturally with only limited intervention. Seed will be harvested from species rich semi-improved grassland within the quarry to encourage indigenous vegetation growth.

In 2005, a specialist environmental assessment was commissioned to record invertebrates, reptiles and amphibians, birds and mammals in the region around the existing quarry with a view to improving the management of them and their habitats.