Perryfield Quarry is an operational stone quarry and part butterfly nature reserve located on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. It is situated towards the middle of the island, east of the village of Weston and south of the hamlet of Wakeham. The reserve section is now a valued home for a number of butterfly species, while the working quarry area is one of the largest active quarries on Portland. The quarry is owned by Portland Stone Firms Ltd, along with Broadcroft and Coombefield Quarries. The firm is the largest landholder on the island.[1]
King Barrow Quarry, located close to the area of New Ground, in the north-east corner area of Tophill, is also another Portland nature reserve. Broadcroft Quarry is also a part butterfly reserve.[2]
- ^ "Portland Stone Quarries | Portland Stonefirms". Stonefirms.com. Archived from the original on 15 March 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ^ "Butterfly Conservation - Perryfields Quarry, Portland, Dorset". Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2014.