Robin's Wood Hill Quarry

{{Short description|Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire}}

{{Infobox SSSI

|image=Trigpoint, Robinswood Hill, Gloucestershire - geograph.org.uk - 30916.jpg|image_size=220px

|image_caption=View - Top of Robinswood Hill (Robin's Wood Hill)

|name=Robin's Wood Hill Quarry

|aos=Gloucestershire

|interest=Geological

|gridref={{gbmappingsmall|SO836148}}

|coordinates = {{coord|51.83202|-2.238673|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title}}

|area=1.67 hectare

|notifydate=1966

|enref=1002607

}}

Robin's Wood Hill Quarry ({{gbmapping|SO836148}}) is a {{convert|1.67|ha|adj=on}} geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, on Robinswood Hill, notified in 1966.[http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/sssi/sssi_details.cfm?sssi_id=1002607 Natural England SSSI information on the citation]

Location and geology

The quarry is managed by Gloucester City Council and is part of Robinswood Hill Country Park. This site contains a significant inland section of Lower Jurassic, Middle Lias strata. There is a complete section of the Upper Pliensbachian Stage. The site has been the centre of research for some time, and particularly its diverse faunas, which have hield some fifty-four species of fossil molluscs.

There is significant contrast from the silty nature of the Middle Lias, Marlstone Rock bed with the Junction Bed of the coast of Dorset and the Midlands ironstones. This contributes significantly to the reconstruction of the geography and the environment of the early Jurassic period.

Conservation

Natural England reports in its assessment of August 2011 that the feral goats (introduced in 2005) are controlling the vegetation levels satisfactorily.[http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/sssi/unit_details.cfm?situnt_id=1013504 Natural England SSSI information on the Robin's Wood Hill Quarry unit]

References

SSSI Source

[http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/sssi/sssi_details.cfm?sssi_id=1002607 Natural England SSSI information on the citation]
[http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/sssi/unit_details.cfm?situnt_id=1013504 Natural England SSSI information on the Robin's Wood Hill Quarry unit]

External links

[http://www.naturalengland.org.uk Natural England] (SSSI information)

Category:Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire

Category:Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1966

Category:Quarries in Gloucestershire