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- ↑ OL24 White Peak area (Map). 1:25000. Outdoor Leisure. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ↑ McCloy, Andrew (2017). Peak District Boundary Walk: 190 Miles Around the Edge of the National Park. Friends of the Peak District. ISBN 978-1909461536.
- ↑ "Hoe Grange Quarry". Derbyshire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ↑ "Rare butterflies thrive at former quarry". BBC News. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ↑ "Hoe Grange Quarry". butterfly-conservation.org. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ↑ "Hoe Grange Quarry | Derbyshire Wildlife Trust". www.derbyshirewildlifetrust.org.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
