Ticknall Quarries
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Ticknall Quarries is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)[1][2] in Derbyshire, England. It is located either side of the main street in Ticknall. This protected area is important both for its distinctive limestone geology and for important grassland habitats.
This protected area is on Carboniferous Limestone from the Dinantian Stage. The rocks are an important source of fossils. Mining and industrial activity has occurred at this site since the nineteenth century, resulting in a landscape modified by spoil heaps and discarded stone.[3] This site includes the remains of nineteenth century lime kilns and remains of a tramway that are listed as historical monuments.[4]