Old Burghclere Lime Quarry SSSI is a

biological Site of Special Scientific Interest A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of ...

Burghclere Burghclere is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England. According to the 2011 census the village had a population of 1,152. The village is near the border of Hampshire with Berkshire, four miles south of Newbury, Berkshire, Newbury. It ...

Hampshire Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial county, ceremonial and non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties of England, county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English citi ...

, notified in 1979. The Lime Quarry was actively worked until the beginning of the 20th century, and since then has been left to nature, resulting in a unique mix of flora and fauna becoming established at the site. The site is located at , to the south of the village of

Old Burghclere Old Burghclere is part of Burghclere in Hampshire, England, located south of the large town of Newbury near the A34 road. The village of Burghclere, but less so Old Burghclere, was once on the A34 and has now been by-passed, although this section ...

, in the county of

. Nearby to the west lies Beacon Hill and to the southeast is

Ladle Hill Ladle Hill is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Kingsclere in Hampshire. It is also a Scheduled Monument. Archaeology The hillfort on the top of the hill has never been excavated, but the land and ditch are sharply ...

and

Watership Down ''Watership Down'' is an adventure novel by English author Richard Adams, published by Rex Collings Ltd of London in 1972. Set in Berkshire in southern England, the story features a small group of rabbits. Although they live in their natural ...

. The A34 runs immediately to the west of the site the Ladle Hill and Beacon Hill to the east.

Sources

English Nature citation sheet for the site
(accessed 18 January 2014)

External links

English Nature website
(SSSI information) Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Hampshire Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1979 Quarries in England {{Hampshire-geo-stub