Snettisham Carstone Quarry Explained

Snettisham Carstone Quarry
Aos:	Norfolk
Interest:	Biological
Area:	11ha
Notifydate:	1984
Map:	Magic Map

Snettisham Carstone Quarry is an 11abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of King's Lynn in Norfolk.^{[1] [2]} It is in the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.^[3]

This is the only known location in Britain for the micro-moth Nothris verbascella. Its host plant, hoary mullein, is abundant in areas of the quarry which are no longer worked.^[4]

There is no public access to this working quarry.

References

52.884°N 0.503°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Snettisham Carstone Quarry . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 14 June 2018.
2. Web site: Map of Snettisham Carstone Quarry. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 14 June 2018.
3. Web site: Norfolk Coast AONB Management Plan 2014-19: Other Conservation Designations within the AONB. Norfolk Coast AONB. 25 May 2018.
4. Web site: Snettisham Carstone Quarry citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 14 June 2018.