Cementa’s southern quarry*

Bird life in the old quarry

This is a good location for admiring the various ochre-coloured shades of the Billingen limestone and for birdwatching.

In winter, the frozen cascades on the quarry walls are spectacular. There is a nature centre here with fine views across the quarry and you can watch the birds without disturbing them. Eurasian eagle-owls and common kestrels nest on the quarry walls, and the shallow lake is popular with little grebe and horned grebe. Parts of the area are special bird protection sites.

Take a bike ride to the south of the quarry and don’t forget your binoculars! The nearest road access is from Simsjövägen.

Hitta Hit

Cementa’s southern quarry is partly located in the Klasborgs och Våmbs ängar nature reserve.

Platåbergens Geopark

Layers of history — In the geopark we find geological phenomena and places that are only found here or in a few places in the world, such as; the peneplane (the bedrock surface) with its flat surface, the table mountains which with their unique rock layers rise from the plain landscape and ice age deposits that create an incomparable landscape. This geology has also created conditions for varied flora, species-rich fauna, exciting cultural and industrial history and active outdoor life. Platåbergens Geopark is a collaboration between nine municipalities; Grästorp, Vänersborg, Trollhättan, Lidköping, Götene, Skara, Falköping, Skövde and Mariestad.

Cemen­ta’s sout­hern quarry*

This is a good loca­tion for admi­ring the vari­ous och­re-colou­red sha­des of the Bil­ling­en limesto­ne and for birdwatching.

Pla­tå­ber­gens Geopark

An Une­sco Glo­bal Geopark

Cementa’s southern quarry*

This is a good location for admiring the various ochre-coloured shades of the Billingen limestone and for birdwatching.

Platåbergens Geopark

An Unesco Global Geopark