Belle Vue Quarry

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Belle Vue Quarry (grid reference SZ014782 ) is a 3.2 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset, notified in 1977.

It is used as a roosting site by Greater Horseshoe bats.

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Coordinates: 50°36′13″N1°58′54″W / 50.60352°N 1.98158°W / 50.60352; -1.98158


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