Wildlife reserves · London
Amwell Quarry
Amwell Quarry — nature reserve in United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Best time of year
- Autumn & winter (migration & wildfowl)
- Nearest railway station
- St Margarets · 1.0 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Amwell Quarry is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom. It covers approximately 37 km². Heritage designation: Site of Special Scientific Interest. Managed by Lee Valley Regional Park Authority. Address: SG12 9SN. Wikidata describes it as: "nature reserve in United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.7965°, -0.0053°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Amwell Quarry SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Lee Valley
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Amwell Quarry or Amwell Nature Reserve is a 37 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Great Amwell in Hertfordshire. The planning authority is East Hertfordshire District Council. It is also part of the Lee Valley Ramsar Site and Special Protection Area, and is owned and managed by the Hertfordshire and Middlesex Wildlife Trust. The site is a former gravel pit, which has been restored to become a wetland nature reserve with two lakes, Great Hardmead Lake and Hollycross Lake. It is internationally important for wintering wildfowl, and is Britain's most important site for dragonflies. It also has large communities of damselflies and breeding birds. Plants include marsh dock and hairlike pondweed, both nationally rare. Amwell has a quarter of all British species of molluscs. There is access from Amwell Lane and the site is open at all times.
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- Coordinates
- 51.7965, -0.0053
- County
- Hertfordshire
- District
- East Hertfordshire
- Parish
- Stanstead Abbots
- Postcode
- SG12 9SN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Broxbourne
- Nearest railway station
- St Margarets — 1 km
- Official site
- www.hertswildlifetrust.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q19587076 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Amwell Quarry (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Amwell Quarry 16.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Amwell Quarry?
- Amwell Quarry is in Hertfordshire, London, United Kingdom (postcode SG12 9SN), in the parish of Stanstead Abbots.
- Who runs Amwell Quarry?
- Amwell Quarry is operated by Lee Valley Regional Park Authority.
- Is Amwell Quarry a listed building?
- Amwell Quarry is officially recognised as Site of Special Scientific Interest listed.
- Is Amwell Quarry a protected site?
- Yes — Amwell Quarry is part of the Amwell Quarry SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Lee Valley Ramsar wetland.
- Is Amwell Quarry free to visit?
- Yes, Amwell Quarry is free to enter.
- How do I get to Amwell Quarry?
- The nearest railway station is St Margarets, about 1.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SG12 9SN.