Stenders Quarry
Stenders Quarry (grid reference SO659183) is a 2.8-hectare (6.9-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, notified in 1966 and renotified in 1990. The site is designated as an SSSI for its important geological features, although there is also a diversity of plants and animals recorded.The site is listed in the 'Forest of Dean Local Plan Review' as a Key Wildlife Site (KWS).Stenders Quarry is situated west of Mitcheldean and is on the south side of the Drybrook road. The site was known formerly as the Wilderness Cement Work Quarry. The Quarry, which was gradually extended during the second half of the nineteenth century, provided material for the cement works. Scully Grove Quarry SSSI which is situated to the north also provided material for the cement works.. The remains of an overhead tramway, which was built to carry the limestone across the road, can be seen on the eastern side of Stenders Quarry. Working stopped in 1918 and the Quarry became derelict. The site is regularly used by geological students.The site is owned and managed by the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust. It was purchased in 1974.
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The Stenders, Forest of Dean Mitcheldean
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The Stenders
GL17 0JE Forest of Dean, Mitcheldean
England, United Kingdom
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