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