Name: Brown End Quarry Nature Reserve
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Brown End Quarry Nature Reserve

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Location: Waterhouses, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, West Midlands Region, England, United Kingdom

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1. Beeston Tor – Old Soles Wood loop from Grindon

15.3km

04:10

220m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Thor's Cave – Wetton Mill Café loop from Waterhouses

20.1km

05:21

210m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Thor's Cave – View from Above Thor's Cave loop from Waterhouses

26.6km

07:08

310m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Ian Delve

June 23, 2023

A first for Staffordshire!

Brown End Quarry became the County’s first geological nature reserve when it was acquired by the Trust in 1987. Brown End was quarried for limestone from the mid 18th Century until 1950, when its inclusion within the Peak National Park restricted further development. Quarrying finally ceased in the mid 1960's. For much of this period the stone was dug by hand and typical production in the late 1940's was about 5,000 tonnes a year – not much by today’s modern quarrying methods!

staffs-wildlife.org.uk/nature-reserves/brown-end-quarry

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Location: Waterhouses, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, West Midlands Region, England, United Kingdom

Brown End Quarry Nature Reserve

1. Beeston Tor – Old Soles Wood loop from Grindon

2. Thor's Cave – Wetton Mill Café loop from Waterhouses

3. Thor's Cave – View from Above Thor's Cave loop from Waterhouses

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