Stonesby Quarry

{{Short description|Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox SSSI |image= Stonesby Quarry Nature Reserve - geograph.org.uk - 594099.jpg |image_caption = |name= Stonesby Quarry |aos= Leicestershire |interest=Biological |gridref={{gbmappingsmall| SK 812 251 }}<ref name=dsv/> |area= {{convert| 3.2 |ha|acre|abbr=off}}<ref name=dsv/> |notifydate= 1983<ref name=dsv/> |map=[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271001968%27 ''Magic Map''] }} '''Stonesby Quarry''' is a {{convert|3.2 |ha|acre|abbr=off}} biological [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] between [[Stonesby]] and [[Waltham on the Wolds]] in [[Leicestershire]].<ref name=dsv>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1001968&SiteName=stones&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Stonesby Quarry | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 16 November 2017}}</ref><ref name=map>{{cite web|url= http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271001968%27|title=Map of Stonesby Quarry|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 16 November 2017}}</ref> It is part of a 4 hectare nature reserve managed by the [[Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust]].<ref name=LRWT>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/stonesby-quarry/ |title= Stonesby Quarry |publisher= Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust |accessdate= 16 November 2017}}</ref>

This site on [[Jurassic]] [[Lincolnshire Limestone (England)|Lincolnshire Limestone]] has grassland with diverse herb species, such as [[autumn gentian]], [[Primula veris|cowslip]], [[Cirsium acaule|dwarf thistle]], [[Scabiosa columbaria|small scabious]], [[pyramidal orchid]] and [[clustered bellflower]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1001968.pdf|title=Stonesby Quarry citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 16 November 2017}}</ref>

A public footpath from Waltham on the Wolds goes through the site.<ref name=map/>

==References== {{reflist}} {{commons category|Stonesby Quarry nature reserve|Stonesby Quarry}}

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