Old Rise Rocks
Now tarmac
Now tarmac
Also known as Rice Rocks
The rocks used to give a water-level traverse and were referenced as a place to visit for its natural beauty in the classic books on Charnwood by T. R. Potter (1842), F. T. Mott (1868) and J. Spanton (1868).
The Old Rise Rocks have sadly been quarried away as part of the Bardon Hill Quarry Extension. Some of the rocks have supposedly been relocated to another site, more to preserve the lichen growing on them than the rocks themselves.
The Old Rise Rocks have sadly been quarried away as part of the Bardon Hill Quarry Extension. Some of the rocks have supposedly been relocated to another site, more to preserve the lichen growing on them than the rocks themselves.
The only outcrop of merit rises out of a pond near the farm. An interesting traverse can be made across it, the prospect of a wetting does much to increase the effective exposure.
- Rock Climbs in Leicestershire (1966)
I planned to take a footpath to Copt Oak that I have used many times before- through green rolling fields past Old Rise rocks. However I was in for a shock- the hill where a delightful path climbed through the fields to a farm and the Rocks has been turned into a quarry- fields, paths, trees, farm, all gone… replaced with brown dust, noise and vehicles ceaselessly driving to and fro. As I approached, I watched two buzzards wheeling above me, listening to their cries as though they were venting their indignation about this total destruction of their habitat.
