2020 / 2021 Edition
Quarry Restoration
News article
Restoration of 50 former quarry sites creates 1,000 hectares of land for nature in just eight years
Panshanger Park site receives top honours at MPA Restoration & Biodiversity Awards
Association to contribute to European Minerals Day with ‘Quarries & Nature’ showcase
Workforce from successful Ponesk restoration scheme to carry out similar project at Spireslack surface mine
Former Hanson quarry transformed into one of the best birdwatching sites in Surrey
Agreement signed with FFI to ensure appropriate management of quarry restoration and biodiversity
Plans submitted with restoration of adjacent Ponesk site currently ahead of schedule
Nature After Minerals programme celebrates tenth anniversary and looks to the future
Company’s Panshanger Park plays host to forestry apprentices from Capel Manor College
Tenth anniversary of the launch of the landmark RSPB report ‘Nature After Minerals’
Longstanding local connections result in £500 donation to worthwhile public amenity project
£5,000 grant clears a path for better winter access at Oakenshaw Community Wildlife Reserve
Project team from University of the West of England wins top prize in UK section of Quarry Life Award 2016
Banks Mining manage to retain majority of Rusha mine workers following suspension of coal extraction
Latest State of Nature report identifies minerals extraction and restoration in helping to counter such declines through priority habitat creation