Where is Wimberry Quarries?

Wimberry Quarries is in Gloucestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode GL16 7EN), in the parish of West Dean.

Who owns Wimberry Quarries?

Wimberry Quarries is owned by Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust.

Is Wimberry Quarries a protected site?

Yes — Wimberry Quarries is part of the River Wye SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Wye Valley National Landscape (AONB).

How do I get to Wimberry Quarries?

The nearest railway station is Rookwood, about 2.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode GL16 7EN.

Quarries · West Midlands

Wimberry Quarries

Wimberry Quarries — nature reserve in Gloucestershire, England.

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 45 min–1.5 h
Nearest railway station: Rookwood · 2.9 km

Wimberry Quarries is a quarry in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "nature reserve in Gloucestershire, England". Coordinates: 51.8065°, -2.5895°.

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Protected designations

Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Wye SSSI
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Wye Valley

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Wimberry Quarries (grid reference SO594121) is a 2-hectare (4.9-acre) nature reserve in Gloucestershire in the Forest of Dean. The site is held under agreement with the Forestry Commission. The site is listed in the 'Forest of Dean Local Plan Review' as a Key Wildlife Site (KWS).

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Coordinates: 51.8065, -2.5895
County: Gloucestershire
District: Forest of Dean
Parish: West Dean
Postcode: GL16 7EN
Parliamentary constituency: Forest of Dean
Nearest railway station: Rookwood — 2.9 km

Sources

wikidata: Q8023510 (CC0)
wikipedia: Wimberry Quarries (CC BY-SA 4.0)
commons: Gymnocarpium dryopteris 6030.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)