About the reserve

The habitat consists of open-canopied mixed secondary deciduous woodland of Ash and Birch with a ground layer dominated by Ivy and Bramble. The remainder is dominated by dense Gorse scrub.

The ground flora includes Lesser Celandine, Wood Anemone, and Bluebell. The major quarry faces are irrigated by groundwater seeping out from the sandstone strata, and provide a habitat for a number of relatively common bryophytes.

The reserve encourages a range of woodland birds such as Chiffchaff, Great Tit, Tawny Owl, Nuthatch and Treecreeper, and the damp nature of the quarry floor makes it an ideal winter roost and feeding site for up to ten Woodcock at a time, during winter cold weather.