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Old Flagstone Quarry

24 ha

📷 Dorcas Sinclair · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome24 ha

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58.59589, -3.39105

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦109+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Herring Gull
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦109+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Herring Gull
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingToilets

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull +106 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull +106 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Beechwood Sickener, White Fibrecap, Beech Milkcap +6 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Beechwood Sickener, White Fibrecap, Beech Milkcap +6 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Green-veined White, Common Blue, Meadow Brown +20 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Common Blue, Meadow Brown +20 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

15,160 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,160 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

autumn

2025

Great Black-backed Gull · Herring Gull · Hooded Crow · Black-headed Gull · Common Gull +70

Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Common GullLarus canus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RazorbillAlca torda
CurlewNumenius arquata
JackdawColoeus monedula
SanderlingCalidris alba
RedshankTringa totanus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ShagGulosus aristotelis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Common GuillemotUria aalge
RookCorvus frugilegus
DunlinCalidris alpina
EiderSomateria mollissima
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
GannetMorus bassanus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WigeonMareca penelope
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Rock DoveColumba livia
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
PuffinFratercula arctica
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
RobinErithacus rubecula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Common TernSterna hirundo
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Sabine's GullXema sabini
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
ScaupAythya marila
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
RavenCorvus corax
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca
GadwallMareca strepera
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RuffCalidris pugnax
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,160 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

autumn

2025

Great Black-backed Gull · Herring Gull · Hooded Crow · Black-headed Gull · Common Gull +70

Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Common GullLarus canus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RazorbillAlca torda
CurlewNumenius arquata
JackdawColoeus monedula
SanderlingCalidris alba
RedshankTringa totanus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ShagGulosus aristotelis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Common GuillemotUria aalge
RookCorvus frugilegus
DunlinCalidris alpina
EiderSomateria mollissima
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
GannetMorus bassanus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WigeonMareca penelope
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Rock DoveColumba livia
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
PuffinFratercula arctica
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
RobinErithacus rubecula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Common TernSterna hirundo
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Sabine's GullXema sabini
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
ScaupAythya marila
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
RavenCorvus corax
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca
GadwallMareca strepera
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RuffCalidris pugnax
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Dorcas Sinclair · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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