Tout Quarries
Stone sculptures and scarce wildlife make this former quarry an interesting and unusual site to visit.
Stone sculptures and scarce wildlife make this former quarry an interesting and unusual site to visit.
Site of former stone quarries abandoned 100 years ago.
Peter is fanning the flames of his love for geology, as he burns the bramble they have cleared to reveal rock formations on Portway Hill. He is a geologist, with the Black Country Geological…
Delve into the ecology of beavers and discover what makes them such vital ecosystem engineers.
Delve into the ecology of beavers and discover what makes them such vital ecosystem engineers.
Delve into the ecology of beavers and discover what makes them such vital ecosystem engineers.
Did you know there are 17 breeding species of bat in the UK? Aimed at beginners, this workshop will introduce you to bat ecology.
Rare limestone grassland on the site of an old quarry
If seen up close, the glittering Ruby-tailed wasp is, perhaps, one of the UK's most beautiful insects. A solitary wasp, it can be found in sandy and rocky habitats like quarries, outcrops and…
The common spotted-orchid is the easiest of all our orchids to see: sometimes, so many flowers appear together that they create a pale pink carpet in our woodlands, old quarries, dunes and marshes…
The little ringed plover first nested in the UK in 1938, but has since moved in happily! It has taken advantage of an increase in man-made flooded gravel pits, reservoirs and quarries that provide…