Wildlife reserves · North East England
Wingate Quarry
Wingate Quarry in England North East, United Kingdom.
Roger Smith — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Best time of year
- Autumn & winter (migration & wildfowl)
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Wingate Quarry is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Wingate Quarry is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in the County Durham district of east County Durham, England. Part of the site is also a Local Nature Reserve It is a disused quarry located just south of the village of Wheatley Hill. The quarry was worked for Magnesian Limestone until the 1930s, when it closed. Since then a large and varied grassland has developed on the site. Magnesian limestone grassland is nationally scarce, with this site accounting for close to 8 per cent of the national total. As well as species that are characteristic of this vegetation type, there are also two orchids, fragrant orchid, Gymnadenia conopsea, and frog orchid, Coeloglossum viride, both of which are uncommon in County Durham.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.7317, -1.4214
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Wheatley Hill
- Postcode
- TS29 6NU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Easington
- Established
- 1984
- Official site
- designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q8025148 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Wingate Quarry (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wingate Quarry?
- Wingate Quarry is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TS29 6NU), in the parish of Wheatley Hill.
- When was Wingate Quarry built?
- Built or established in 1984.
- Is Wingate Quarry free to visit?
- Yes, Wingate Quarry is free to enter.
- How do I get to Wingate Quarry?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TS29 6NU. It sits within the Easington parliamentary constituency.
- Are dogs allowed at Wingate Quarry?
- Most wildlife reserves allow dogs on lead only, with restrictions during ground-nesting bird season (March-July). Check signage at the reserve.