Newbold Quarry Park
Newbold Quarry Park is a nature reserve and former quarry in Newbold-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England.[1]
The large pool was a former quarry used as a canal reservoir until the late 1980s.
Newbold Quarry Park attracts many water birds, such as great crested grebes, swans, moorhens and a range of ducks. The clean, limey water also supports the increasingly rare native crayfish, which look like small lobsters.
There are viewing platforms along the blue lime-rich clay spoilbanks and picnic sites. A car park is provided at Norman Road.
The quarry was a famous dive spot for locals from the 1950s onwards.
References
- ↑ "Newbold Quarry Parkadd to shortlist". Shakespeare Country. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
External links
- Newbold Quarry - Warwickshire Wildlife Trust
Coordinates: 52°23′18″N 1°16′28″W / 52.3883°N 1.2745°W
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