Trimdon Limestone Quarry
| Trimdon Limestone Quarry | |
|---|---|
  Location of Trimdon Limestone Quarry SSSI, Co Durham | |
| Location | Sedgefield, North East, England |
| Coordinates | 54°42′43″N 1°26′20″W / 54.71194°N 1.43889°W |
| Area | 0.8 ha (2.0 acres) |
| Established | 1992 |
| Governing body | Natural England |
| Website | Map of site |
Trimdon Limestone Quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Sedgefield district of County Durham, England. It lies about 1 km west of the village of Trimdon Grange and about 5 km east of the village of Coxhoe.
The site is an abandoned quarry and exposed to a section of the Ford Formation of Late Permian magnesian limestone. The site is nationally important for an interpretation of the geological history of the Ford Formation carbonates.[1]
The abandoned quarry workings include an area of floristically-rich magnesian limestone grassland, a habitat which is nationally scarce in Britain, with only an estimated 270 ha remaining.[1]
The site is part of a larger area that is managed by the Durham Wildlife Trust as the Trimdon Grange Quarry nature reserve.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Trimdon Limestone Quarry" (PDF). English Nature. 1992. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
- ^ "Trimdon Grange Quarry" (PDF). Durham Wildlife Trust. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2010.