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Community website for our Batts Combe quarry

Quarrying operations in the Mendip Hills near Cheddar have taken place for over 100 years. Today, the limestone aggregate from our Batts Combe quarry is considered a nationally significant resource and is used to make ready-mixed and precast concrete products, as well as asphalt for use in road construction and maintenance.

Soil carbon preservation project to improve biodiversity at Grange Top

A project to investigate the preservation of carbon in soil to enhance biodiversity at Grange Top quarry has been selected as one of just six schemes in...

  • Press Release
  • 21 April 2022

Barton quarry project to support new quarry lake habitats

A project investigating the long-term management of rare quarry lake habitats at Barton sand and gravel quarry has been selected as one of just six...

  • Press Release
  • 21 April 2022

Batts quarry visit brings students’ learning to life

Science lessons were brought to life for the Redwood class from Axbridge C of E First School Academy when they visited our Batts Combe quarry to see...

  • Press Release
  • 10 November 2022

Highlighting careers in quarrying

A small team from our Batts Combe quarry took part in the careers fair at Kings of Wessex Academy in Cheddar to highlight the opportunities that exist for...

  • Press Release
  • 25 October 2022

Stone donation provides foundations for wellbeing project

A stone donation from our Batts Combe quarry has provided the foundations for a new community garden being developed near Axbridge.

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  • Press Release
  • 27 July 2022

Tiny Forest project set to aid nature recovery near Tytherington quarry

A project to aid nature recovery and mitigate the loss of ash trees near our Tytherington limestone quarry has been selected as one of just six schemes in...

  • Press Release
  • 26 July 2022