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Groeve 't Rooth

Het Rooth 24
Margraten
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Marl extraction has resulted in a landscape that is particularly rich in relief for the Netherlands, which can be experienced from the edge of the quarry. Steep marl walls are a rich source of fossils that were left behind as remnants of a million-year-old Cretaceous Sea. The warm southern slopes are covered with forests.

Especially the acacias with their lush, nice-smelling flower clusters stand out. Their roots are particularly suitable to prevent erosion of the slopes. The northern slopes are mostly in the shade. They are an excellent place to grow for ferns, for which the quarry is a unique place to grow.

Owners of Ankerpoort and the Limburg Landscape Foundation maintain this landscape; goats and horses are used for this. Goats, in particular, are excellent helpers to prevent the quarry from becoming overgrown, because of their excellent climbing behavior and not very picky about food.
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