Wildlife reserves · North West England
Salthill Quarry
Salthill Quarry — nature reserve in Lancashire, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Best time of year
- Autumn & winter (migration & wildfowl)
- Nearest railway station
- Clitheroe · 1.6 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Salthill Quarry is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom. Managed by Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside. Wikidata describes it as: "nature reserve in Lancashire, England". Coordinates: 53.8793°, -2.3722°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Salthill and Bellmanpark Quarries SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Forest Of Bowland
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Salthill Quarry is a nature reserve of the Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside, near Clitheroe in Lancashire. It is a local nature reserve and a Site of Special Scientific Interest, notable as a site of fossilised remains of crinoids.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The site is next to an industrial estate. The draft document for the Geology Trail at Salthill Quarry was published by the Nature Conservancy Council in 1979, and this prevented probable development of the site. It was designated a local nature reserve in 1989.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.8793, -2.3722
- County
- Lancashire
- District
- Ribble Valley
- Parish
- Clitheroe
- Postcode
- BB7 1QW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Pendle and Clitheroe
- Nearest railway station
- Clitheroe — 1.6 km
- Opening
- | website = {{url|https://www.lancswt.org.uk/nature-reserves/salthill-quarry-local-nature-reserve}}
- Official site
- www.lancswt.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q136378350 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Salthill Quarry (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Salthill Quarry?
- Salthill Quarry is in Lancashire, North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode BB7 1QW), in the parish of Clitheroe.
- Who runs Salthill Quarry?
- Salthill Quarry is operated by Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside.
- Is Salthill Quarry a protected site?
- Yes — Salthill Quarry is part of the Salthill and Bellmanpark Quarries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Forest Of Bowland National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Salthill Quarry free to visit?
- Yes, Salthill Quarry is free to enter.
- How do I get to Salthill Quarry?
- The nearest railway station is Clitheroe, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BB7 1QW.
- Are dogs allowed at Salthill Quarry?
- Most wildlife reserves allow dogs on lead only, with restrictions during ground-nesting bird season (March-July). Check signage at the reserve.