Stenders Quarry

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Stenders Quarry is one of 136 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire. The nearest railway station is Lydney, about 16.7 km to the south. Other SSSIs nearby include Scully Grove Quarry and Wigpool Ironstone Mine.

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