Radford Quarry County Wildlife Site

Radford Quarry is located in the south east of Plymouth next to Radford Lake. The site covers 5.22ha and is privately owned and managed is not accessible to the public. A variety of habitats are present including grassland, low scrubs, wet flushes and cliff habitats. The site contains a rich diversity of limestone plants and wildlife, with a number of nationally rare and nationally scare species having been recorded.

The site was designated a County Wildlife Site because of its limestone habitats. Plant species recorded include the nationally scarce dwarf mouse-ear. Other plant species of interest include pyramidal orchid, lesser centaury, round-leaved crane’s-bill, pale flax and ivy broomrape. Invertebrate records include the nationally scarce centipede Henia vesuviana and butterflies such as the locally scarce brown argus Aricia agestis. The site also supports a healthy badger population and has good potential for supporting a range of bat species, with greater horseshoe bats found in recent years.

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