Morley Quarry

{{Short description|Nature reserve in Leicestershire, England}}

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| name = Morley Quarry

| photo = Morley Quarry, Shepshed, looking south - geograph.org.uk - 85022.jpg

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| type = Local Nature Reserve

| grid_ref_UK = SK 476 179

| location = Shepshed, Leicestershire

| area = {{convert| 3.1 |ha|acre|abbr=off}}

| manager =

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Morley Quarry is a {{convert| 3.1 |ha|acre|abbr=off}} Local Nature Reserve on the southern outskirts of Shepshed in Leicestershire.{{cite web|url= http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=REF_CODE%3D%271009407%27|title=Map of Morley Quarry|series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England| accessdate=25 November 2017}}

The quarries are a Regionally Important Geological Site, with rocks dating to 600 million years ago. The habitat is grassland and heath, with heather and gorse. There is a pond which has breeding toads.{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalforest.org/visit/images/location/pdfs/Morley-Quarry-LNR.pdf|title=Morley Quarry LNR|publisher=The National Forest|accessdate=25 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305232030/http://www.nationalforest.org/visit/images/location/pdfs/Morley-Quarry-LNR.pdf|archive-date=2016-03-05|url-status=dead}}

There is access from Morley Lane.

{{commons category|Morley Quarry}}