Geodiversity

The diverse geology beneath the rolling hills and pretty villages makes this well-loved corner of England the unique place it is today. Formed during the Jurassic period some 170 million years ago, the distinctive honey-coloured limestone is the trademark of the Cotswolds.

The geology of the Cotswold Hills is so special that a swathe of land almost 60 miles long has been designated as the Cotswold Hills Geopark, and we are proud to be a part of that. Our site includes a geological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), showing evidence of the days when the Cotswolds existed as the floor of a shallow tropical sea. When the seas receded, dinosaurs roamed the earth. The abundance of fossils in our quarry includes footprints and vertebrae belonging to a Megalosaurus.