Hobbs Quarry SSSI

#5736 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Hobbs Quarry, Longhope is a 1-hectare geological and biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, England, notified in 1966. It is situated midway between Longhope and Dursley Cross in the Forest of Dean. Adjacent woods are Kiln Wood and Coleman's Wood. The site is managed by the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust. ()

Elevation: 502 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°52'18"N, 2°26'40"W

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Hobbs Quarry SSSI – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dean Heritage Centre, Westbury Court Garden, May Hill, International Centre for Birds of Prey.

5.7 miS
History museum, Museum, Science museum
Dean Heritage Centre, Forest of Dean
146 min walk • The Dean Heritage Centre is located in the valley of Soudley, Gloucestershire, England in the Forest of Dean and exists to record and preserve the social and industrial history of the area and its people.
3.7 miSE
Park, Garden
Westbury Court Garden
94 min walk • Westbury Court Garden is a Dutch water garden in Westbury-on-Severn, Gloucestershire, England, 9 miles southwest of Gloucester. It was laid out in 1696–1705, a rare survival not to have been replaced in the 18th century by a naturalistic garden landscape as popularised by Capability Brown.
1.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
May Hill
32 min walk • May Hill is a prominent English hill between Gloucester and Ross-on-Wye. Its summit, on the western edge of Gloucestershire and its northern slopes in Herefordshire, is distinguishable by a clump of trees on its summit, which forms an official Site of Special Scientific Interest.
3 miN
Park
International Centre for Birds of Prey, Newent
77 min walk • The International Centre for Birds of Prey, formerly the National Birds of Prey Centre, in the United Kingdom houses a large collection of birds of prey with over 60 species of owls, eagles and hawks. It works towards the conservation of birds of prey through education, captive breeding, research and rehabilitation.
2.4 miSW
Park
Plump Hill
60 min walk • Plump Hill Dolomite Quarry is a 4.5-hectare nature reserve in Gloucestershire in the Forest of Dean. The site is managed by the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust and held under agreement with the Forestry Commission since 1982.
2.4 miS
Monastery
Flaxley Abbey
63 min walk • Flaxley Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in England, now a Grade I listed manor and private residence, near the village of Flaxley in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. It is the former seat of the Crawley-Boevey Baronets.
6.3 miNE
National park
Collinpark Wood SSSI
161 min walk • Collinpark Wood is a 66.69-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1966, revised in 1974 and renotified in 1983. There was a boundary change in 1983. There are seven units of assessment. Unit 1 is a 15-hectare area owned and managed by the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust.
6.4 miSW
Park, Vernacular architecture
Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail, Forest of Dean
165 min walk • The Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail is a point of interest in the Forest of Dean in the county of Gloucestershire, England. The Sculpture Trail links several different site-specific sculptures commissioned for the forest.
5.2 miE
Locality
Highnam Woods
132 min walk • Highnam Wood is a nature reserve located in Gloucestershire and established by the RSPB to protect bird species in the region. A two-kilometre nature trail passes through the park, giving tourists a view of Britain's rarest breeding woodpecker species, the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker.
4.3 miSW
Locality
Laymoor Quag
109 min walk • Laymoor Quag is a 3.5-hectare nature reserve within the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire. The site is listed in the 'Forest of Dean Local Plan Review' as a Key Wildlife Site. The site is owned by the Forestry Commission and managed under agreement by the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust since 1982.
5.7 miSW
Locality
Woorgreens Lake and Marsh
146 min walk • Woorgreens Lake and Marsh is a 9-hectare nature reserve in Gloucestershire. The site is owned by the Forestry Commission and is managed by the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust in partnership with the Forestry Commission.