... centuries to complete. The Ercall - 68 ha OS Map Ref. SJ 640 096 This is an attractive site adjacent to Telford and is part owned by the Shropshire Wildlife Trust and Telford and Wrekin Borough Council. Both the Ercall and The Wrekin are a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The Ercall is mainly composed of Pre-Cambrian acdic igneous rock which was formally quarried to provide road stone for the nearby A5. This was certainly destructive, but it had the exceptionally wonderful effect of laying bare the Earth's history; revealing rocks from the earliest beginnings of life on this planet. This is a good site for wildlife with a rich variety of plants and springtime flowers, also the favoured stronghold of one of Telford's speciality butterflies, the dingy skipper. A recent survey of the nature reserve's invertebrates yielded a staggering 821 species. Plan This photograph is showing the transect line that I used, ...

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