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Sites in England - South East
SITE NAME	OPERATOR	type of site	COUNTY	POSTCODE	NOTES
Broom Aggregates	Tarmac	Sand and Gravel	Bedfordshire	SG18 9HT		Make Enquiry
Garside Sands	A.I	Sand and Gravel	Bedfordshire	LU7 9LF		Make Enquiry
Potton Quarry	Tarmac	Sand	Bedfordshire	SG19 2JH		Make Enquiry
Sandy Heath	Lafarge	Sand and Gravel	Bedfordshire	SG19 2NW		Make Enquiry
Willington	Lafarge	Sand and Gravel	Bedfordshire	MK44 3PG	Concrete and recycling plant on site	Make Enquiry
Newbury Aggregates	Tarmac	Aggregate	Berkshire	RG14 5SS		Make Enquiry
Great Linford	Hanson	Restored Quarry/ Education Centre	Buckinghamshire		Has an attached Education and field study centre :- see website	Make Enquiry
Fen Drayton Quarry	Hanson	Restored Quarry/ Nature Reserve	Cambridgeshire		Amwell Quarry Wildlife Reserve is set in the Lea Valley	Make Enquiry
Lean Quarry	Tarmac	Rock	Cornwall	PL14 3QD		Make Enquiry
Rainham Quarry	Tarmac	Rock	Devon	RM13 9EL		Make Enquiry
Birch	Hanson	Sand and Gravel	Essex			Make Enquiry
Bulls Lodge	Hanson	Sand and Gravel	Essex			Make Enquiry
Colchester Quarry	Tarmac	Sand and Gravel	Essex	CO3 5NH		Make Enquiry
Orsett Quarry	Tarmac	Sand	Essex	SS17 0PP		Make Enquiry
Charlton Aggregates	Tarmac	Sand and Gravel	Greater London	TW17 9NR		Make Enquiry
Hayes Quarry	Tarmac	Sand and Gravel	Greater London	UB3 3LZ		Make Enquiry
Blashford Aggregates	Tarmac	Sand and Gravel	Hampshire	BH24 3PF		Make Enquiry
Blue Haze Aggregates	Tarmac	Sand and Gravel	Hampshire	BH21 6XX		Make Enquiry
Eversley	Lafarge	Sand and Gravel	Hampshire	RG27 0QA		Make Enquiry
Ibsley Aggregates	Tarmac	Sand and Gravel	Hampshire	BH24 3PF		Make Enquiry
Mortimer	Hanson	Sand and Gravel	Hampshire	RG7 4QD		Make Enquiry
Harper Lane/Radlett	Lafarge	Rock	Hertfordshire	WD7 7HX		Make Enquiry
Tyttenhanger	Lafarge	Sand and Gravel	Hertfordshire	AL4 0RZ		Make Enquiry
St George's Down	A.I	Sand and Gravel	Isle of White	PO30 3BX		Make Enquiry
Hermitage Quarry	Gallagher Aggregates Ltd	Aggregate	Kent	ME16 9NT		Make Enquiry
Broadoak	Brett	Restored Quarry/ Nature Reserve	Kent		Broadoak Nature Reeserve is a former sand and gravel pit that was restored in the 1960's. Better known now as the Canterbury Environmental Education Centre, it has built up an enviable reputation as a place to explore and study the environment.	Make Enquiry
Lydd	Hanson	Restored Quarry/ Nature Reserve	Kent			Make Enquiry
Sevenoaks Sand	Tarmac	Sand	Kent	TN14 5SR		Make Enquiry
Stonecastle Farm	Lafarge	Sand and Gravel	Kent	TN12 6SD		Make Enquiry
Cassington	Hanson	Sand and Gravel	Oxfordshire		Good restoration	Make Enquiry
Hall Pit	Tarmac	Sand and Gravel	Suffolk	NR35 1PD		Make Enquiry
Hall Pit Quarry	Tarmac	Sand and Gravel	Suffolk	NR35 1PD		Make Enquiry
Lackford Lakes	Cemex	Restored Quarry/ Nature Reserve	Suffolk		Lackford Lakes lie beside the River Lark and have been created from former gravel pits. The potential list of birds here seems never ending, with rarities like hoopoe occurring alongside more common species such as shelduck. A superb site for wildfowl in Lackford Lakes	Make Enquiry
Church Lammas	Brett	Restored Quarry/ Education Centre	Surrey		Disabled friendly	Make Enquiry
Shepperton Quarry	Tarmac	Recycling	Surrey	TW17 0NF		Make Enquiry
Tapwood Quarry	Hanson	Sand	Surrey		Silica sand	Make Enquiry
Heath End Quarry	Tarmac	Sand and Gravel	West Sussex	GU28 0JG		Make Enquiry
Portfield Quarry	Tarmac	Sand and Gravel	West Sussex	PO19 9UW		Make Enquiry
Rock Common Quarry	Tarmac	Sand	West Sussex	RH20 3DA		Make Enquiry
Torr Works	Foster Yeoman	Rock	West Sussex	BA4 4SQ	All contact to go through P Chapman.No visitor centre, but reception area has information boards and literature. Established programme of visits from primary to HE. Restoration projects across site available to view.Unique natural features and rare species.	Make Enquiry