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  • October 12 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm

    Ask a Geologist

    Kicking off Earth Science Week we shall be holding a special Ask a Geologist session at Warwick Museum. WCG geological experts will be at hand to discuss geology in our everyday lives, geological care...

  • October 17 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

    Dawn of the Modern World: Life, Death and Rain in the late Triassic – Mike Simms

    In November 1987 two young geologists stumbled upon evidence that the prevailing aridityof the Late Triassic was interrupted, for about a million years, by an interval of greatlyincreased rainfall tha...

  • October 18 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm

    Urban Geology tour of Warwick

    Dr John Radley will give a guided tour of historic Warwick town centre looking at the building stones used in its construction. Jon will enlighten participants with his historical snippits of informat...

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WGCG has popular winter evening geology talks & summer field visits. We survey LGS & SSSI sites and run Holloway Awards.

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We aim to raise awareness of, and conserve, local rock exposures.
• Come on a local geology walk
• Join a geo talk • See: Events

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Members enjoy guided summer evening local geo field walks.
WGCG members survey over 80 ‘Local Geological Sites’ (LGS) in Warwickshire. Find out more …

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Our guided and led visits, evening or full-day, are to local or regional geologically interesting places.
Further afield, we enjoy residential UK weekend field visits. See Events & Past Events.

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Local Geological Sites (LGS)

Warwickshire’s Local Geological Sites (LGS) are important. They underpin and complement Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) – also called Triple-SI.

WGCG surveys and reports on the over 80 LGS and 20 SSSI sites in Warwickshire.

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Brandon Geo Wall

The Geology Wall at Brandon Marsh is a great way to see more than 600 million years of local geology in a one place in a few minutes.

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Brandon Geo Wall

Million years of the Earth’s history is preserved in the rocks of Warwickshire and displayed in the Brandon Wall with information boards to explain everything.

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Last Updated on 23 Sep 2024