Quarry Life Award

Heidelberg Materials launched a competition to raise the knowledge about biodiversity in quarries. Young scientists are offered the opportunity to research on fauna and flora in unique habitats. Their reports are judged and rewarded at both national and international levels. Over the past five editions of the Quarry Life Award, more than 1600 projects proposals were submitted, out of which more than 400 were selected to take part in the research period. 

The Quarry Life Award offers a unique opportunity to add true ecological and educational value to a quarrying environment. Every three years, our quarries open their doors from January to September to the selected participants. During this period, participants can study ants, bats, bees, birds, crayfish, invertebrates and sheep in the quarry habitats. They can also investigate grass vegetation, wetland species, species living in rocky areas, etc., and can analyse their biodiversity richness.