Limestone
This series tells the story of the rare limestone pavements of Cumbria and Lancashire — ancient rock formations carved by glacial waters that host unique plants and microhabitats found nowhere else.
Created in collaboration with Professor Carly Stevens and supported by the British Ecological Society and Lancaster University, this work documents a habitat on the brink.
Overgrazing, invasive species, ash dieback, and quarrying threaten the ecosystem’s survival. With too much pressure or too little disturbance, biodiversity fades.
It’s the delicate combination of species, structure, and balance that makes these pavements so precious, with scientists still unravelling their complexity before it’s lost.
*Learn more about the ecological value of limestone pavements in this BBC article featuring Carly Stevens.
