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Carr Vale nature reserve, Guy Badham 

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Chee Dale quarry, Shoshanah Crookes

Chee Dale

Be sure to stop when you are on the Monsal Trail to admire this beautiful reserve with a quarry and 200ft steep-sided gorge! Part of a string of nature reserves along the Monsal Trail in the Wye…

  • A family day out
  • Geological interest
  • Insect spotting
  • Vigorous walks
  • Wildflowers
Duckmanton Railway Cutting, Derbyshire Wildlife Trust

Duckmanton Railway Cutting

The first reserve acquired by Derbyshire Wildlife Trust specifically for its geology - rocks and fossils give this reserve geological interest, while grassland flowers attract a variety of…

  • A sense of the wild
  • Butterflies
  • Geological interest
  • Getting away from it all
Milkwort at Gang Mine, Kieron Huston

Gang Mine

Explore this little reserve and look for specialist lead-tolerant flowers and glow worms!

  • Butterflies
  • Geological interest
  • Historical interest
  • Insect spotting
  • Wildflowers
Hadfields Quarry, Guy Badham

Hadfields Quarry

Species-rich grassland, wetland and woodland. See palmate newts and green tiger beetles.

  • Geological interest
  • Insect spotting
  • Reptiles
  • Stunning views
Hoe Grange Quarry, Julia Gow

Hoe Grange Quarry

A disused limestone quarry of particular interest for butterflies - in fact 24 species of butterfly have already been recorded here!

  • Butterflies
  • Geological interest
  • Getting away from it all
  • Insect spotting
  • Wildflowers
Fragrant orchid, Hopton Quarry, credit Natural Diversity

Hopton Quarry

An important example of how wildlife can recolonise limestone quarry workings

  • A sense of the wild
  • Butterflies
  • Geological interest
  • Stunning views
  • Wildflowers
Miller's Dale Quarry, Mark Hamblin

Miller's Dale Quarry

A disused quarry now inhabited by many unusual plants and animals. Situated along the Monsal Trail its part of a string of nature reserves along the trail and a real treat just off the beaten…

  • A family day out
  • Birdwatching
  • Geological interest
  • Getting away from it all
  • Wildflowers

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