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Scrooby Top Quarry

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Scrooby Top Quarry is one of 63 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Nottinghamshire. At 0.04 km², it is one of the smaller SSSIs in the county. Retford Station is about 10.1 km away to the south-east. Nearby SSSIs include Chesterfield Canal and Dyscarr Wood.

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Photo of Blyth, a village in Nottinghamshire, central England.

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Photo of Idle Valley Nature Reserve, a nature reserve near Gringley on the Hill, Nottinghamshire, central England.Highlight

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Nature reserve near Gringley on the Hill

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Photo: Beacon Hill, Gringley, a viewpoint near Gringley on the Hill, Nottinghamshire, central England.Highlight

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Ridge-top viewpoint over the Trent levels and the Isle of Axholme, long a warning-beacon site above the village.

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Photo of Roche Abbey, a ruined abbey near Blyth, South Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

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Cistercian ruin in a Capability Brown valley.

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Photo of Clumber Park, a Grade I registered house & garden near Kirton, Nottinghamshire, central England.Highlight

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