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Ambergate and Ridgeway Quarries

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Ambergate and Ridgeway Quarries is one of 95 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Derbyshire. At just 0.01 km², only three are smaller. Nearby SSSIs include Shining Cliff Woods and Masson Hill. Ambergate Station is under a kilometre away.

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