Chilmark Quarries
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Chilmark Quarries (grid reference ST974312) is a 9.65 hectare biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest, south of the village of Chilmark in Wiltshire, notified in 1977.
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[edit] Biological Interest
Within the quarries, there is a system of caves in which up to 150 bats, of several species, roost in winter. The largest British wintering roost of Bechstein's Bat is here. Other species which utilise the site include Greater and Lesser Horseshoe Bats, Daubenton's Bat, Natterer's Bat and Brandt's Bat.
[edit] Geological Interest
The quarry has exposures of Jurassic rocks.
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[edit] Source
- English Nature citation sheet for the site (accessed 25 July 2006)
[edit] External links
- English Nature website (SSSI information)
- SSSI boundary at English Nature's "Nature on the Map" website
- Aerial photo of the site at Multimap.com
