Hulme Quarry
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Condition (Natural England)
| Unit | Feature | Condition | Area (ha) | Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SJ927444 | — | Favourable | 28.15 | 2022-11-01 |
| SJ930448 | — | Favourable | 12.6 | 2022-11-01 |
Habitats
Geology & landscape
Mining / Industrial: Quarry · Geological Period: Triassic · Rock Type: Conglomerate, Sandstone
Landscape processes: Fluvial
Description
Area, 40.83 ha. 100.39 ac. Description Hulme Quarry, located 5 kilometres east of the centre of Stoke on Trent within Park Hall Country Park, provides magnificent exposures of the lower Triassic Bunter Pebble Beds Cannock Chase Formation of the Sherwood Sandstone Group. The Pebble Beds are texturally mature pebble / cobble conglomerates, arranged in poorly sorted horizontal sheets on better sorted cross bedded sets. Thick sheets of conglomerate are associated with interbedded sandstones, in coarsening upwards units. Rapid lateral facies changes from conglomerate to sandstone can also be seen. Comparison with recent fluvial river sediments, indicates that the Bunter Pebble Beds were-deposited by substantial, braided streams carrying much coarse grained material. This is, therefore, an important site for the study of the environmental conditions which occurred during the Triassic Period.
Plant communities
A9 — Fast flowing river and stream, Marginal and inundation, Pond ditch and canal, Sluggish river and stream
Potamogeton natans community
Show 20 indicator speciesSchoenoplectus lacustris, Juncus bulbosus, Sparganium angustifolium, Sparganium erectum, Sparganium minimum, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Lobelia dortmanna, Equisetum fluviatile, Myriophyllum alterniflorum, Elodea canadensis, Lemna minor, Lemna trisulca, Nymphaea alba, Callitriche platycarpa, Callitriche stagnalis, Littorella uniflora, Potamogeton natans, Ranunculus trichophyllus, Glyceria fluitans, Chara subspinosa
A14 — Fast flowing river and stream
Myriophyllum alterniflorum community
Show 15 indicator speciesIsolepis fluitans, Juncus bulbosus, Fontinalis antipyretica, Lobelia dortmanna, Equisetum fluviatile, Myriophyllum alterniflorum, Lemna minor, Callitriche stagnalis, Littorella uniflora, Potamogeton filiformis, Potamogeton gramineus, Potamogeton natans, Ranunculus peltatus, Chara spp., Nitella hyalina
A17 — Chalk river and stream, Fast flowing river and stream
Ranunculus penicillatus ssp. pseudofluitans community
Show 11 indicator speciesBerula erecta, Nasturtium officinale, Elodea canadensis, Lemna minor, Callitriche stagnalis, Veronica beccabunga, Polygonum amphibium, Polygonum hydropiper, Potamogeton crispus, Potamogeton pectinatus, Ranunculus penicillatus ssp. pseudofluitans
A18 — Fast flowing river and stream
Ranunculus fluitans community
Show 12 indicator speciesFontinalis antipyretica, Fontinalis squamosa var. curnowii, Myriophyllum alterniflorum, Myriophyllum spicatum, Elodea canadensis, Mentha aquatica, Lemna gibba, Lemna minor, Potamogeton perfoliatus, Ranunculus fluitans, Glyceria fluitans, Phalaris arundinacea