Somerset Wildlife Trust individually, and collectively part of the national Wildlife Trust movement, have a long history of positive engagement with the quarrying sector. Indeed some of our best nature reserves are exhausted quarry workings. We recognise that quarrying for non-energy mineral/aggregate extraction can be extremely damaging to the natural environment, but with the right location, planning, design and implementation, this can be avoided and a net benefit for nature can be achieved. Therefore we engage with the sector to encourage best practice, recognise good examples of where sites through their operation and restoration contribute to nature’s recovery and to challenge the sector to go further.