All Round the Wrekin - The Ercall

The Industrial Landscape

Although The Wrekin forms part of a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), this has not prevented extensive quarrying from taking place in the vicinity during recent times and nowhere is this more apparent than in the other hills of the range. The Ercall, Lawrence's Hill and Maddock's Hill have all been permanently scarred by industrial activity, which has, ironically, uncovered scientific and geological evidence that has made the area a site of international significance where the history of life on earth itself can be easily traced.