Quarrying Moyode would be an environmental disaster. Moyode wood has a large water table and acts as a large sponge for the surrounding areas. There are a number of underground rivers and water systems in Moyode that feed river and water systems across a wide surrounding area. It is believed that the Moyode water systems feed the Clarinbridge oysterbeds. In addition to this the woods have a deciduous tree population that includes mature oak, beech, larch, and birch. Numerous protected wildlife species, including the red squirrel and the pinemartin, inhabit the woods.

Should this site be quarried the immmense volume of water that would need to be cleared and pumped out of the quarry daily would pollute and burst local rivers, and flood and pollute surrounding farmlands and local villages. Moyode would be one of the largest quarry sites in Ireland, and a quarry this size, so close to many residential areas, would be devastating to the residential wellbeing of the locality. All the houses that surround the wood are supplied water by deep bore wells; there are no local water schemes, and so quarrying on this scale would either dry up these wells completely or pollute them, rendering local residents water-less.