What:Dogsthorpe Star Pit is a former brick pit, marshland, pools, Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Little Wood is the last remnant of a former area of ancient woodland.
What: Old china clay works, heathland, wet willow woodland, scrub, grassland. County Wildlife Site, County Geological Site, Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
What: Former gravel workings, permanent and temporary pools, grasslands rich with flowers,
gorse, hawthorn, willow and increasingly birch
is slowly taking over as the dominant woodland species.
What: Ancient lead mining area, lead spoil heaps, unimproved neutral grassland, metal rich grasslands, and pond. Site of Special Scientific Interest, Special Area of Conservation
What: Former limestone quarry,
ash woodland, species-rich grassland, small-scale wetland and bare rock.
Hadfields Quarry is leased to the Trust by Lafarge Cement and managed by the Trust on their behalf.
To one side of the reserve is a working quarry and cement works, while to the other side lies a SSSI.
Please note that because of the fragility of the habitat and the dangers of rock fall a permit is required for this reserve.
What: 3 former limestone quarries, scrub and woodland.
Hopton Quarry is an important example of how wildlife can recolonise limestone quarry workings and is renowned for its wild flowers, especially orchids.
A permit is required for this reserve. Permits are available from the Trust office
What:Former
magnesium limestone quarry, woodland, scrub,
unimproved magnesium limestone grassland. Local Nature Reserve, Site of Special Scientific Interest
What: Former quarry, features of geological interest such as
faulting and minor folds, ponds and open grasslands. Site of Nature Conservation Interest.
