大象传媒

Bardon Quarry on the edge of Coalville is already vast, but now it's set to get even bigger. The 27-hectare hole-in-the-ground is coming to the end of its extraction life, and plans are now afoot to create another quarry twice the size a few hundred yards away. It'll secure existing jobs, and - over its 40-year lifespan - will provide 130 million tonnes of aggregate crucial to the country's construction industry. But a great deal of work is needed before the first bits of rock and granite are extracted. An inspection of the site highlights wildlife everywhere. So when Jim went to tour the site, it was Aggregate Industries Bardon Hill Quarry's Biodiversity and Restoration Advisor - PHIL JACKSON - told him how they manage delicate species like sand martins in amongst a busy, working quarry: