Perryfield Quarry

Portland Stone Firms Ltd received and still holds the planning consent for Coombefield, Perryfield and Broadcroft.

There are substantial reserves of dimension Portland stone within the quarry which will last beyond the current planning consent, ending in 2042.

Today Perryfield Quarry is at present Portland Stone Firms' main production site.

Bivalves, molluscs and other trace fossils of worm burrows are often found within the Basal Shell Bed, along with several different species of gastropods.

[12] In 2009 the small industrial area known as Perryfield Works was demolished for flats to be built on the corner facing Pennsylvania Castle.

Today this area is a haven for wildflowers and butterflies, while its tree and scrub cover is also very important for migrating birds.

[2] Spanning 1.2 hectares (approx 3 acres), the limestone grassland of the reserve provides a rich array of wildflowers, such as common bird's-foot-trefoil, horseshoe vetch, kidney vetch, ivy broomrape, Alexanders, large bindweed, white bryony, wild madder and charlock.

A conservation team operates on the site, and stops the scrub from encroaching onto the grassland, particularly non-native plants like Cotoneaster horizontalis, as well as dealing with tree regeneration.

[15] Some of the many species of birds seen at the reserve include warblers and other migrants such as the green woodpecker, raven, peregrine falcon and kestrel.