gorge gorge limestone gorge somerset england designated notified acre biological donated managed national nature reserve gorge cut example water floor gorge lower coal measures rare mineral found site occupied humans era tools flint arrow heads discovered pottery bronze age fossils small mammals late nature reserve provides habitat variety flora fauna including flowers butterflies bats geology gorge lies southwest facing slope consists steep sided cut million year old limestone gorge cut limestone rocks area lie thrust fault formed lower coal measures form floor valley example rare mineral found head gorge stream issuing west site runs tributary valley joining main gorge original cut gorge limestone diverted underground emerges hole caves form history caves gorge inhabited people flint tools held wells particularly fine flint seen museum king john hunting lodge human animal bones recovered bones found hole caves occur gorge cave provide best late small known britain deposits remain include arctic norway red deer finds include pottery culture stone axe flint knife current use acre area gorge owned managed national nature reserve land donated memory winston_churchill site purchased site close village caves offers views marked trails varying lengths wooded gorge longest kilometres long shortest suitable wheelchair users biology ecology ecology area hectares acres designated biological ground flora indicative nature site dog mercury locally dominant associated species characteristic ancient woodland wood common locally abundant valley main gorge humid provides ideal conditions fungi contains substantial species recorded including nationally rare rare varied age canopy structure woodland encourages high diversity butterflies nationally scarce species including white letter high brown species blue brown occur limestone grassland greater bats lesser regularly use sites gorge site supports birds prey red deer
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