Quarry restoration
Bestwood Quarry
The restoration scheme builds on the works already done at Bestwood II and will promote the preservation, restoration and recreation of priority habitats, ecological networks and the recovery of priority species populations.
This application will include an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), for which we have commissioned many technical experts and specialists to undertake a full review of the proposals. This has included input from independent landscape architects, hydrologists, archaeologists, ecologists and noise and air quality experts, who will produce an Environmental Statement.
The EIA sets out the existing conditions at the site and surrounding area and is used as part of the overall site design to ensure any impacts of the proposals are mitigated and effectively controlled where necessary.
A successful track record across the Midlands
In other parts of the Midlands, we have been responsible for many successful restoration schemes, with many new habitats being created. Wildlife reserves have been created in Nottinghamshire at former Tarmac sites, including Langford Lowfields and Besthorpe Nature Reserve. In Staffordshire, former gravel workings at the still functioning Alrewas Quarry have been transformed into the National Memorial Arboretum.