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Rifle Butts Quarry
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Primula veris cowslip
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Location within East Riding of Yorkshire
LocationHumberside
Grid referenceSE 898426
Coordinates53°52′20″N 0°38′06″W / 53.872284°N 0.634952°W / 53.872284; -0.634952
InterestGeological
Area0.7 acres (0.0028 km2; 0.0011 sq mi)
Notification1975 (1975)
Natural England website

Rifle Butts Quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. [1] The particular interest of this reserve is the geological feature exposed on the quarry face.The site is owned by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust.[2]The exposure which is identified as being of national importance in the Geological Conservation Review shows a Cretaceous unconformity, where sediments from the Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous periods were eroded away.It shows a section of Red Chalk and White Chalk overlying Lias. A shelter has been constructed to protect the quarry face from erosion. The reserve is situated on the western edge of the Yorkshire Wolds, one mile south-east of Goodmanham and two miles from Market Weighton. The site, which was designated a SSSI in 1952, has over 150 plants recorded. It still displays some characteristic chalk species, including cowslip, marjoram, field scabious and wild basil. Breeding birds include willow warbler and yellowhammer.


References

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  1. ^ "Rifle Butts Quarry" (PDF). Natural England. 1987. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
  2. ^ "Nature Reserves Rifle Butts Quarry". Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 2009-07-22.