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Huish Colliery Quarry

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Huish Colliery Quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset, covering 0.01 km². The county has 177 Sites of Special Scientific Interest; this is one. It is one of the smaller SSSIs in the county.

The nearest railway station is Oldfield Park, about 11 km to the north. The nearest other SSSI is Burledge Sidelands and Meadows, 9.4 km to the north-west.

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