Quarries · South East England
Ardley Cutting and Quarry
In or near Chesterton.
Ardley Cutting and Quarry is a quarry in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Heyford · 5.8 km
- Free entry
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Ardley Cutting and Quarry, the nearest railway station is Heyford, which is 5.8 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is OX27 7NU. Entry details are not specified.
About
Ardley Cutting and Quarry is a quarry in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 51.9410°, -1.2230°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Official information
Ardley Wood Quarry is a nature reserve featuring geological and archaeological interests, including medieval earthworks. The site is home to diverse habitats and a variety of wildlife, particularly butterflies and woodland birds, making it a great spot for nature enthusiasts.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Ardley Cutting and Quarry SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Ardley Cutting and Quarry is a 40.1-hectare (99-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Bicester in Oxfordshire. It is a Geological Conservation Review site and an area of 11 hectares (27 acres) is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust as Ardley Wood Quarry. The site contains a Scheduled Monument, Ardley Wood moated ringwork, a Norman defended enclosure. The quarry and railway cutting exposes rocks dating to the Bathonian stage of the Middle Jurassic, about 167 million years ago. It is described by Natural England as of national importance for the understanding of the Jurassic Period in Britain as it allows correlation of rocks of the Oxford area to be correlated with those of the Midlands. The site has calcareous grassland with diverse vertebrates, including the internationally protected great crested newt.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.9410, -1.2230
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- Cherwell
- Parish
- Ardley
- Postcode
- OX27 7NU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock
- Nearest railway station
- Heyford — 5.8 km
- Opening
- Open at all times
- Official site
- www.bbowt.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q89042809 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Ardley Cutting and Quarry (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ardley Cutting and Quarry?
- Ardley Cutting and Quarry is in Oxfordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode OX27 7NU), in the parish of Ardley.
- What is Ardley Cutting and Quarry?
- Ardley Cutting and Quarry is a quarry in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Ardley Cutting and Quarry?
- The nearest railway station is Heyford, about 5.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode OX27 7NU.
- Is Ardley Cutting and Quarry a protected site?
- Yes — Ardley Cutting and Quarry is part of the Ardley Cutting and Quarry SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Ardley Cutting and Quarry?
- The nearest railway station is Heyford, about 5.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode OX27 7NU.