About the reserve

Lord's Wood Quarry has sheer limestone cliff faces and developing limestone scrub vegetation. There are three main habitats within this quarry. The sheer, south-east facing cliffs, some in full sun and some in permanent shade, have fissures which are gradually being colonised by young ash trees, while mosses and lichens find a foothold on the vertical walls. Peregrines and Kestrels have bred on the cliff ledges.

The sheltered quarry floor is attractive to insects such as Green Tiger Beetle and Speckled Yellow moths. The quarry is probably home to the rather scarce Annulet  moths which is regularly caught nearby. Butterflies such as Small Copper and White-letter Hairstreak frequent the flowers on the edge of the reserve.

The fringe of woodland around the reserve, mainly beech, harbours a variety of fungi in autumn, including the magpie inkcap. Lord's Wood Quarry is part of The Doward Living Landscape - click here for more information.