| 21. | Also within the parish is Candlesby Hill Quarry, a nature reserve which was once Gunby estate chalk pit.
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| 22. | Near it are the extensive limeade chalk pits of W . H . Whitbread, the lord of the manor.
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| 23. | A southwards tramway ran from the station to a chalk pit, running closely past the track and the grandstand.
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| 24. | Another path, known as " The Tins ", runs on the north side of the flooded chalk pits.
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| 25. | By 1914, a 2ft gauge tramway had been built between the lower chalk pit and the lime kiln at.
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| 26. | In May 2011, Cowdray Estate applied for planning permission to use the chalk pit as an inert landfill site.
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| 27. | However, quarry lakes within chalk pits provide habitat for great crested newt ( " Triturus cristatus " ).
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| 28. | The scarce musk orchid ( " Herminium monorchis " ) has colonised disused chalk pits near Hollingbourne in Kent.
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| 29. | Further down the slopes, first world war practice trenches and former chalk pits show evidence of more recent archaeological interest.
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| 30. | It was thought from Chalk Pit Wood, the wood was cleared by A company, whilst supported by D company.
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