Trimdon Limestone Quarry

Trimdon Limestone Quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Sedgefield district of County Durham, England. It lies about 1 km west of the village of Trimdon Grange and about 5 km east of the village of Coxhoe.

Trimdon Limestone Quarry
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationMAGiC MaP
Nearest townFerryhill
Sedgefield
Coordinates54°42′43″N 1°26′20″W
Area0.8 ha (2.0 acres)
Established1992
Governing bodyNatural England
WebsiteTrimdon Limestone Quarry SSSI

The site is an abandoned quarry and exposed to a section of the Ford Formation of Late Permian magnesian limestone. The site is nationally important for an interpretation of the geological history of the Ford Formation carbonates. [1]

The abandoned quarry workings include an area of floristically-rich magnesian limestone grassland, a habitat which is nationally scarce in Britain, with only an estimated 270 ha remaining.[1]

The site is part of a larger area that is managed by the Durham Wildlife Trust as the Trimdon Grange Quarry nature reserve. [2]

References
  1. "Trimdon Limestone Quarry : Reasons for SSSI status" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
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