The largest of the four quarries has a 25 m vertical rock face which exposes the Pennant Sandstone of the Dean Coal Measures.

[1] The site is accessible from forest tracks from the Cannop Valley up Wimberry Slade or from Mile End via Perch Lodge.

[1] The natural colonisation of the quarry floors and spoil tips has created a mixed woodland area of Pedunculate Oak, Beech, Ash, Sweet Chestnut and Birch.

[1] Whilst the general policy is minimum interference and natural regeneration, excessive tree-growth is contained and the heathland is kept clear of scrub which would destroy it.

[1] There is a publication which details places to visit for recreation, and for observing particular wildlife in this part of the Forest of Dean.