The Quarry Life Award is a scientific and education competition, takes place every three years and runs simultaneously at national and international levels. Its aim is to raise the awareness of the ecological value of extraction sites and sharing new best practices.
Currently, biodiversity projects are carried out in our quarries around the world.
We will award international prizes up to € 30,000 in 2022.
10 Jun 2022
The national and international jury members visit our quarrying sites and learn more about the QLA projects from the participants.
16 Feb 2022
For the fifth edition of the Quarry Life Award, five International Jury members have been nominated to assess the projects for International Awards. They will work simultaneously with the national juries, but focusing on different evaluation criteria.
02 Feb 2022
The participants will update you with their blogs about the research conducted in our quarries.
On the 25th of July, judges joined us for a tour round the Hyde Pit receptor site before a presentation was given on the project.
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My experience as an Environmental Science student who has participated in Bath Spa University's QLA project since April 2022.
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We are currently analysing the sand/soil samples that were collected from each study site.
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During July, local volunteers are working alongside our warden to install some destination features to enhance the trail routes.
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