Erith Quarry - London Borough of Bexley

The Erith Quarry site lies within the London Borough of Bexley. Approximately 20 hectares (49.4 acres) in size. The site was broadly bounded by housing and industrial areas, two major access roads and a public footpath. As a result of the site’s history as a loam Quarry, it has a unique topography in comparison to the surrounding borough. The level change from north to south varies from around 5m to 35m

Erith Quarry has historically been publicly inaccessible; a large, physical barrier for residents within and around Erith. New links across the site encourage pedestrians and cyclists to travel through the site, rather than go around it. These proposals ensure that the site is seamlessly stitched into the area, as a new piece of the urban fabric. Integrated within the open space network, pedestrian and cycle links are proposed, providing largely car-free green links to the surrounding areas and the wider green network.

Bird and bat boxes were integrated into the existing trees within the landscape and also ecological bricks which integrate bird nesting and roosting features for a range of birds including swifts, sparrows and starlings.

This project focuses on the principles of sustainable neighbourhoods which provide diversity in ways to live, work and play.