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Spaunton Quarry is a disused limestone quarry west of Appleton Le Moors, SE7187-SE7286. It measures approximately 1km × 1.5km. About half of the quarry is open access, predominantly the southern half. A public footpath crosses the area east-west. There are two clear excavated areas, the northern area is grassed over and not included in the open access. The southern area is bare ground, some of which is open access. Indeed, the open access runs south to the A170 allowing pedestrian access via here. Although this is the main access to the quarry for vehicles there is no access for public vehicles. Access is also gained via the footpath on the east and west sides and via a track off Gray Lane on the west side running along the south of Spring wood. On the west side of the quarry is a deciduous wooded strip running north-south. There is a dry river bed running north-south on the east of this wooded area. On the east of the quarry there is a conifer plantation as well as more recent deciduous planting. There are a number of spoil heaps. Quarrying stopped approximately 8 years ago.

Flora

Birds

Butterflies

Other insects

Photos

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Adderstongue

Common Cudweed

Viper’s Bugloss

Viper’s Bugloss (detail)

Common centaury (typical form)

Common centaury (white form)

Hedge bedstraw

Northern marsh orchid

Fly orchid

Bee orchid

Marbled white butterfly

Small skipper butterflies coupled

White letter hairstreak butterfly on elm

Dingy skipper butterfly

Clouded silver moth

Common blue butterfly

Mullein moth caterpillar

Cinnabar moth larvae on common ragwort

Narrow-bordered five spot burnet moth just on the wing

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© Ryedale Natural History Society 2014

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