2007
NZ3332 : Bishop Middleham Quarry (disused)
taken 19 years ago, near to Bishop Middleham, County Durham, England
Bishop Middleham Quarry (disused)
This quarry is an SSSI site managed by Durham Wildlife Trust. The underlying rock is magnesian limestone and specialist plants have colonised the thin soil.
It is a breeding ground of the "Durham Argus" butterfly - a local race of the Brown Argus. In 2002 the site became famous when a pair of European Bee Eaters nested there and raised two young.
It is a breeding ground of the "Durham Argus" butterfly - a local race of the Brown Argus. In 2002 the site became famous when a pair of European Bee Eaters nested there and raised two young.
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- Grid Square
- NZ3332, 17 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Harry Wilson (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Sunday, 18 March, 2007 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Sunday, 27 January, 2008
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NZ 331 327 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:41.2955N 1:29.2000W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: NZ 332 324
- View Direction
- NORTH (about 0 degrees)
