Belle Vue Quarry () is a 3.2

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, notified in 1977. It is used as a roosting site by Greater Horseshoe bats.

Sources

English Nature citation sheet for the site
(accessed 29 August 2006)

External links

English Nature website
(SSSI information) Bat roosts Isle of Purbeck Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1977 Quarries in Dorset {{Dorset-geo-stub