Rock Edge Nature Reserve

Rock Edge Nature Reserve
LocationHeadington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Coordinates51°45′14″N 1°12′16″W / 51.75389°N 1.20444°W / 51.75389; -1.20444
Established1972[1]
Old limestone quarry workings at Rock Edge Nature Reserve, near the junction of Old Road and Windmill Road

Rock Edge Nature Reserve is a small nature reserve and park in an area that was once a limestone quarry in Headington, east Oxford, England.[2][3][4]

The local geology is made up of an old tropical coral reef, with coral outcrops surrounded by old sand bottom beds, similar to what is found in the waters around the Bahamas today.[1] A small track leads meanders around the old quarry, where fossils of ancient marine creatures can still be found.

  1. ^ a b "Site Name: Rock Edge" (PDF). designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk. UK: Natural England. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Rock Edge Nature Reserve". Wikimapia. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Countryside and nature reserves – Rock Edge Nature Reserve". UK: Oxford City Council. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Rock Edge Nature Reserve". UK: Daily Info. Retrieved 16 April 2020.