Warwickshire Geological Conservation Group (WGCG)

Lecture: The early evolution of animal life and the generation of form - Frankie Dunn
2024-03-21 19:30 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | St Francis, 110 Warwick Road, Kenilworth, CV8 1HL
The rise of the animals was a profound transition in the History of Life; for the first-time organisms were able to engineer the environment around them, altering geochemical cycles, building complex ecosystems and diversifying into myriad forms. However, the rise of the animals is also one of the most controversial episodes in Earth History. Most major animal groups appear in the fossil record during a major evolutionary radiation event between ~520 and 550 million years ago known as the Cambrian Explosion when the blueprints for the animal phyla (arthropods, vertebrates, cnidarians) were laid down and, remarkably, have remained more-or-less unchanged in the half a billion years since. My research is focused on the Period of time just before the Cambrian Explosion – the Ediacaran Period, and the Ediacaran-Cambrian transition. While fossil representatives of the living animal phyla diversify in the Cambrian Period, the timing and nature of their earliest antecedents remains controversial. Fossil assemblages from the late Ediacaran Period preserve the remains of fossil organisms with long-extinct bodyplans, historically excluded from analyses of the early evolution of animals because of extreme uncertainty regarding their phylogenetic placement. My novel approach to the study of these organisms has been to investigate their growth and development across whole populations of taxa with non analogue frond-like bodyplans. My work has revealed new developmental characters that can be used to rigorously constrain the phylogenetic position of these fossils. In this talk, I will introduce my work on the fossils of the Ediacaran Period and set out the case for an animal affinity, but also discuss new fossil finds which suggest that the oldest yet known crown-group members of animal phyla lived and died hidden amongst the fronds.

Frankie Dunn is a palaeobiologist based at the University of Oxford. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Warwick in 2015 and her PhD in 2019 from the University of Bristol, which focused on the Ediacaran Macrobiota – a strange group of organisms sometimes invoked as ancient animals but displaying non-analogue bodyplans. She subsequently moved to Oxford to take up two fellowships: a Junior Research Fellowship at Merton College and an Early Career Fellowship from the Royal Commission for the exhibition of 1851 hosted at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. Frankie is currently a NERC independent research fellow and a Senior Researcher at the OUMNH and her research focuses on the origin and early evolution of animals and particularly on the fossil record of the late Ediacaran Period (approximately 570 – 540 million years ago). The aim of this research is to understand how animal bodyplans evolved in deep time.

The talk will be held at St Francis of Assisi in Kenilworth and will simultaneously be broadcast live to an online Zoom audiance. For those unable to attend in person click on the Zoom link to watch online.

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Gondwana Landscapes: Geology on a Plate - Brian Ellis
2024-04-18 19:30 - 21:00
Using examples from Australia (mainly South Australia) the talk willexamine existing landscapes which are directly inherited from Gondwana.It will consider the role of their location on the Australian Plate in theconservation of those landscapes and the significance of the dating of thebreakup of Gondwana to the evolution of the geology of Australia. Thetalk will reflect on the difference between interpreting landscapes inBritain and on interpreting those in Australia.

*Please note that this final talk of the lecture season will be given in-person only. It will not be broadcast on Zoom or recorded.

Outline of talk PDF

Kenilworth Cutting Field Visit - Ray Pratt
2024-04-28 11:00 - 15:00
Ray Pratt will lead a field outing, around the Kenilworth area, visiting 3 sites exposing early Permian rocks, each of which is designated as a Local Geological Site (LGS). We plan to start at 11:00 hrs with an examination of the recently cleared exposure at Kenilworth Cutting on Kenilworth Greenway (LGS 97). Here we will debate the depositional environment and its probable age. We will discuss the depositional environment here in relation to time equivalent deposits to the North, East and West. Street parking will be necessary so please allow sufficient time to locate a parking spot and walk to the exposure for 11am.

The second site to visit Kings Hill Nurseries (LGS 94). We anticipate being at the second location at about 12:30 to 13:00 hrs.

The 3rd and final location to be visited is Ashow (LGS 27). We expect to arrive here about 14:00-14:30. This is private property for which we have permission to visit. Ashow is a small hamlet with narrow country roads so parking will be a bit of a challenge. Car sharing would be helpful. Participants are not obliged to go to all 3 sites and can choose which they visit. The discussion regarding the paleogeographic setting and geological uncertainty will take place at Kenilworth Cutting.

Site locations and geological descriptions can be found for each Local Geological Site (LGS) on our website.https://www.wgcg.co.uk/lgs/logs-list/

Download the field Trip Guide

There is no limit on participants however you are asked to pre register for this event if possible by sending an email to warwickshiregcg@gmail.com.

Rugby cement plant & quarry
2024-05-14 10:00 - 15:00
Details to follow

GEOWEEK 2024
2024-05-25 08:00 - 2024-06-02 17:00
GEOWEEK 2024. Commencing Saturday May 25 ending Sunday 2 June 2024.

Details to follow.

Deep Time Travel Through Old Kenilworth
2024-05-26 12:01 - 13:30 | The car park – Abbey Fields, Bridge Street, Kenilworth, CV8 1BN
GeoWeek / Nature Week Event: Ray Pratt will lead a walk around old Kenilworth to discuss the variety of building stones used in the constuction and ornamentation of the buildings of this historic town. We will meet at 11:50 hrs at Abbey Fields car park for a 12:00 start. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult. Registration required.

Old Kenilworth urban geology walk participants May 2023

A science walk and talk along Kenilworth Common
2024-05-28 13:30 - 15:00 | Forge Road, Kenilworth, CV8 2HR, Forge Road, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, CV8 2HR
GeoWeek / Nature Week Event: This event will discuss the geology along the Greenway of Kenilworth Common, discussing the links between geology, pedology, hydrogeology and biodiversity. Evidence for environmental change through geological time will be examined. The walk will terminate at Kenilworth Cutting where we will inspect a geological exposure where we will discuss its origins and significance. We will meet at the Forge Road (CV8 2HR) entrance of the Greenway at 13:15 hours for a 13:30 start. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult. Registration required.

WGCG members undertake some maintenance and clearance work of Kenilworth Cutting October 2023

Urban Geology Walk of Warwick - CANCELLED
2024-05-31 10:30 - 12:30
Urban Geology Walk participants May 2023 – photo by Max Down

GeoWeek event. Cancelled due to lack of interest

Ask a Geologist
2024-06-01 10:30 - 12:30 | Warwick Museum, Market Place, Warwick, CV34 4SA
Members of the public are invited to come and engage with WGCG geologists to discuss anything geologically of interest to them. We will have a number of samples and teaching material availabl. Visitors are encouraged to bring along any samples they wish to discuss.

Saltwells, Doulton's Claypit (Black Country) - Andy Harrison (BCGS)
2024-06-22 09:00
Details to follow. Start time to be confirmed.

Castleton (Peak District) Field Trip - Martin Whiteley
2024-07-05 13:00 - 2024-07-07 17:00
Discounted rates have been agreed at the Bike and Boots inn located in Hope Valley for participants not wishing to arrange their own accommodation. Full details to follow.

Photo by Ian Fenwick

Warwick Folk Festival - fringe event
2024-07-28 11:00 - 16:00 | Market Place, Warwick, Market Place, Warwick, United Kingdom
WGCG will have a stall in the Market Place by the Museum in Warwick to promote WGCG and Earth Sciences in general to the general public. Members and friends are invited to come along, bringing friends and family to say hello and take a look at some of the exhibits and leaflets we will be displaying. We look forward to seeing you there.

Tardebigge reservoir circular walk (near Bromsgrove) - Mike Allen
2024-07-28 14:00
Joint field trip with BCGS.

Please arrive a little earlier if you wish to attend a picnic beforehand which is to be arranged by Mike Allen (weather dependant).

Details to follow.

Moorwood Cutting and area near Nuneaton - Mike Allen
2024-08-18 14:00
A ‘Geowalk’ from Hartshill Hayes Country Park, via Mancetter (Oldbury) Quarry viewpoint, to Moorwood Cutting (approx. 3km) & return (approx. 2km) unless provision is made to leave car(s) at Moorwood. For more information please read the flyer.

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Ask a Geologist
2024-09-07 10:30 - 13:30 | Market Hall Museum, Market Hall Museum, Market Pl, Warwick,, CV34 4SA, United Kingdom
‘Ask a Geologist’ with the Warwickshire Geological Conservation Group at the Market Hall Museum in Warwick is back!!Don’t miss your chance to speak to real geologists and view an incredible collection of minerals, rocks and fossils. You can even bring your own rock samples to learn more about them.

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Bones and Badlands - Phil Manning
2024-09-19 19:30 - 21:00
Dinosaurs in some cases were awkwardly large. This led to some incredible adaptations to overcome the challenge of vast size but makes them particularly difficult to excavate and study! Some of the largest dinosaurs were the sauropods, growing up to 37 metres in length…if we are to believe some of the skeletons in museums, which are often based on partial/fragmentary remains. This talk will take you on an excavation to the Morrison Formation of Wyoming (USA) that has produced several moderate sized (20+ metres long) sauropod dinosaurs that were excavated over a period of five years.

This lecture will be offered in a hybrid format. Please join us in person if you can, or register to attend virtually via zoom using the link below.

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Professor Phil Manning

Sauropod femur & Professor Phil Manning, Wyoming 2017

Venue:St Francis Of Assisi RC Church, 110 Warwick Rd, Kenilworth CV8 1HLhttps://maps.app.goo.gl/9CGWRNdgFfttDKtd7

Charnwood Forest Field Trip - Nick Chidlaw
2024-09-20 13:00 - 2024-09-22 17:00
Note the date: Nick Chidlaw will lead a field weekend around Charnwood commencing Friday September 20 ending Sunday 22 September 2024. Base likely to be in Loughborough.

Details to follow.

Photo by Rob Holloway

Ask a Geologist
2024-10-12 10:30 - 12:30 | Market Hall Museum, Market Hall Museum, Market Pl, Warwick,, CV34 4SA, United Kingdom
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 careers, and geological science in general. Come along and examin specimens in super detail with our blue tooth microscope. We will have a number of rocks, minerals and fossils on hand to be viewed and discussed, a number of posters, geological references and free brochures of nearby geology trails. For teachers and schools we will have a limited supply of Earth Science Tool Kits available free of charge. This is a drop in event, no need to book ahead.

Dawn of the Modern World: Life, Death and Rain in the late Triassic - Mike Simms
2024-10-17 19:30 - 21:00
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 that appeared synchronous with mass extinction and diversificationevents in both marine and terrestrial environments. This key episode in the evolution oftaxa from dinosaurs to dinoflagellates, coccoliths to coral reefs, has been described as theDawn of the Modern World. First published in 1989, the Carnian Pluvial Episode wasvirtually ignored for almost 20 years. Since 2010 there has been a huge upsurge in interestworldwide. Research groups have confirmed much of what was reported, and hypothesized,in that first paper. The CPE is now entering the scientific ‘mainstream’. It featuredprominently in episode 1 of the recent BBC documentary Earth and was the main focus of arecent Japanese documentary.This talk will provide a history of the discovery of the CPE, the evidence for the climatic andbiotic changes discovered back in the late-1980s, and more recent developments in thestudy of the CPE. The speaker is well placed to describe these events. He was one half ofthat geological partnership of 1987, still works with his co-author Alastair Ruffell all theseyears later, and recently published another major paper on the CPE.

This lecture will be offered in a hybrid format. Please join us in person if you can, or register to attend virtually via zoom using the link below.Register in advance for this meeting:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84030428334?pwd=[REDACTED]

Venue:St Francis Of Assisi RC Church, 110 Warwick Rd, Kenilworth CV8 1HLhttps://maps.app.goo.gl/9CGWRNdgFfttDKtd7

Urban Geology tour of Warwick
2024-10-18 10:30 - 12:30 | Market Place, Warwick, Market Place, Warwick, United Kingdom
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 information, which have literally “shaken” the town. This is a popular gentle walk commencing from the museum entrance over a distance of about 1.5 miles lasting between 1.5 to 2 hours. In the event of bad weather Jon will give a very illuminating guided tour of the museum geological collection. Not to be missed. Places limited to 16. To secure your place please register by email to warwickshiregcg@gmail.com

AGM
2024-11-21 19:30 - 21:00
AGM Evening (Members only)

Agenda and voting• Welcome Chair• Apologies received Chair• Minutes of the 2023 AGM Chair• Chairman’s report (TAR) Chair• Finance report Treasurer• Trustee nominations received Secretary• Members Questions / Suggestions Members / Secretary• Collate Ballot / Results Secretary• Nominations for awards Secretary

Members are reminded to bring their voting slips along if they have not voted by email.

The AGM will be followed by presentations by

• Brian Ellis• Mike Allen (display of specimens)• Ray Pratt

Ask a Geologist
2024-12-07 10:30 - 13:30, 2025-04-05 10:30 - 13:30 | Market Hall Museum, Market Hall Museum, Market Pl, Warwick,, CV34 4SA, United Kingdom
The WGCG shall be holding a special Ask a Geologist session at Market Hall Museum in Warwick. WGCG geological experts will be at hand to discuss geology in our everyday lives, geological careers, and geological science in general. Come along and examine specimens in super detail with our blue tooth microscope. We will have a number of rocks, minerals and fossils on hand to be viewed and discussed, a number of posters, geological references and free brochures of nearby geology trails.

This is a drop in event, no need to book ahead.

Christmas Social
2024-12-12 19:30 - 21:00
The next evening meeting of Warwickshire Geological Conservation Group will be the Christmas Social on Thursday 12th December at St Francis’ Church Hall, Warwick Road, Kenilworth at 7.30pm.

There will be a quiz and a short presentation from a local artist. And there will be plenty of time to socialise.

It is hoped that members can share refreshments – if you are able, please bring a plate of food to contribute to the buffet table.

Mulled wine and soft drinks will be provided.

Merry Christmas!

Glaciations of the British Isles - Jim Rose
2025-01-16 19:30 - 21:00
Although our understanding of the history of the Last Glaciation in Britain (c. 35,000 to 11,000 years ago) is the best in the world, our understanding of earlier glaciations is far from secure and subject to much disagreement and controversy. Recent publications relating to the glaciation of the West Midlands, using up-to-date methods of dating the glacial and related deposits, have provided much new information, but controversy still remains. This presentation provides an introduction to the science of reconstructing glacial histories, by reference to the work done on the Last Glaciation in Britain and an outline of the evidence for the earlier glaciations. The lecture examines the range of evidence available, including the nature of landscape change associated with each glaciation. It also considers the nature of landscape change and the presence of human activity between the glacial episodes. Particular attention is given to the evidence now available from the West Midlands and especially the area around Warwick.

Jim Rose is Emeritus Professor of Geography at the University of London having been at Birkbeck and Royal Holloway Colleges. He is also a Visiting Research Associate of the British Geological Survey and an Honorary Fellow of Clare Hall, Cambridge.

Jim Rose demonstrating one of the sites with evidence for multiple glaciations in East Anglia

This lecture will be offered in a hybrid format. Please join us in person if you can, or register to attend virtually via zoom using the link below.

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Venue:St Francis Of Assisi RC Church, 110 Warwick Rd, Kenilworth CV8 1HLhttps://maps.app.goo.gl/9CGWRNdgFfttDKtd7

WGCG Workshop - Practical use of geological resources and techniques
2025-02-15 10:00 - 16:00
This annual WGCG workshop will include presentations from British Geological Survey (BGS) and WGCG geologists and include training in accessing and understanding geological data as well as recording it.

Note – participants are asked to bring a laptop / tablet / phone so that they can access the BGS website, and also a ruler, pencils and crayons.

Places are limited to 24 participants – first come, first served. If you would like to attend, please complete the below form and return it to, Julie Harrald, as soon as possible.Event Form

Please note that the registration deadline is Saturday 9th February

For more information on this event, please view the flyer by clicking here

Venue:Kenilworth Senior Citizens’ Club, Abbey End, Kenilworth CV8 1QJhttps://maps.app.goo.gl/mwy1WDFQmGJLu4Rs5

Footprints from the past: the nature and value of the UK’s dinosaur track record - Kirsty Edgar
2025-02-20 19:30 - 21:00
Dinosaurs were a hugely successful group of vertebrates with a wide array of morphologies and ecologies that dominated terrestrial ecosystems globally during much of the Mesozoic (~228-66 million years ago). Dinosaur tracks (footprints) are a key means of determining the palaeoecology and distribution of dinosaurs through time and highly complementary to the skeletal record. There is a long history of dinosaur tracks being reported and studied in the UK, from the mid-19th century to the present day, reflecting the excellent exposure of Mesozoic rocks through many parts of the UK and a long history of public and scientific interest in fossils.

Dinosaur tracks are also amongst the most popular and recognisable trace fossils encountered in the natural world by the public and are a major draw to some areas of England, Scotland and Wales. Thus, beyond their scientific value, they provide key aesthetic and pedagogic opportunities in the tourism and education sectors. However, the protection, monitoring, communication, and our scientific knowledge of the sites varies considerably.

This talk will review the UK dinosaur track record including recent new discoveries in Oxfordshire, assess the scientific and cultural value of existing in-situ dinosaur track sites in the UK, and identify threats and opportunities at UK sites where future conservation and public engagement actions should be focused.

About the speaker

Kirsty is a Professor of Micropalaeontology in the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Birmingham, UK. The bulk of her research focusses on the timing, nature and interaction between global climate, biogeochemical cycling and marine life in the Mesozoic and Cenozoic. However, more recently, she has also become involved with how to record, communicate and protect the UK’s palaeontological heritage with an initial focus on the UK’s dinosaur record.

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Venue:St Francis Of Assisi RC Church, 110 Warwick Rd, Kenilworth CV8 1HLhttps://maps.app.goo.gl/9CGWRNdgFfttDKtd7

Alpine peaks and salt intrusions - geological windows into deep Earth’s mantle - Jonathan Turner
2025-03-20 19:30 - 21:00
The blood-red serpentinites exposed at Kynance Cove in the Lizard of south Cornwall are arguably Britain’s most beautiful rocks and they tell a fascinating geological story. Serpentinite is an unusual rock type that forms where seawater circulates through deep mantle rocks, changing their mineralogy from olivines and pyroxenes to amphiboles such as the curiously named lizardite. But Earth’s mantle lies deep beneath the crust – at least 7km below the surface and, on the continents, at least 35km. So how do mantle rocks such as serpentinite come to be exposed at Earth’s surface? The answers to this question have relevance not only for our general understanding of plate tectonic processes but also for oil and gas exploration in ultra-deep water ocean basins such as Brazil and West Africa. This talk looks at some of the settings where mantle rocks are exposed and will discuss the geological processes that lead to their “exhumation”.

Jonathan Turner is a structural geologist and studied the deep structure of the Pyrenees for his PhD. He spent his career in oil and gas exploration, in academia at Birmingham University, and with Nuclear Waste Services.

https://www.jonathanturner.co.uk

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Venue:St Francis Of Assisi RC Church, 110 Warwick Rd, Kenilworth CV8 1HLhttps://maps.app.goo.gl/9CGWRNdgFfttDKtd7

Field Trip Arden Sandstone - Stuart Burley
2025-04-05 10:30 - 16:00
Led by Stuart Burley for BCGS, WGCG members welcome.

Meet in the car park to St. Laurence Church, Rowington, at 10.30am.

Estimated finish time approximately 4pm.

The car park is on the south side of the B4439 (Old Warwick Road) opposite the church of St Laurence, in Rowington, OS Sheet 221 Coventry & Warwick GR 420321 269307. There is no church service on the Sunday morning of our visit so there is parking for around 15 cars.

There are 3 scheduled stops on this trip, which will require driving short distances between the localities, and short walks at each location. Stop 1 is in Rowington and visits St Laurence Church, where the Rev. Brodie is buried and has a stained-glass window dedicated to him, and the BGS reference section of the Arden Sandstone on the Grand Union Canal, recently cleared by WGCG. Stop 2 is at Shrewley, to examine exposures of the Arden Sandstone at both ends of Shrewley Tunnel on the Grand Union Canal, a designated geological SSSI, which was cleared in 2022. Stop 3 is in Henley-in-Arden to climb the ‘Mount’ for the distant views, take in the Norman church of St Nicholas and its building stones, as well as a walk to the recently cleared Arden Sandstone exposure on Blackford Hill.

Stuart will have hand specimens and core samples from the Arden Sandstone, including fossils and sedimentary structures, to help elucidate features seen in the outcrops and church buildings.

There is the option for an additional stop 4 to either Mows Hill Dingle or Inkberrow depending on time/group enthusiasm. Mows Hill Dingle is a 10-minute drive north of Henley-in-Arden, whilst Inkberrow is a 30-minute drive some 15km SW of Henley.

This cultural extravaganza in the former Forest of Arden will explore geological details of the Arden Sandstone, including on-going geoconservation work by WGCG and the historical fossil finds of the Rev. P. Brodie, along with associated culture-history in west-central Warwickshire encompassing Norman churches, the Grand Union canal, the option of a pub lunch, the De Montfort hill fort (Beaudesert or the ‘Mount’) and a visit to the Henley Ice Cream shop. Each of the Arden Sandstone exposures reveal different and distinct facies which will be discussed in the context of the ‘Carnian Pluvial Episode’. Details of the Carnian debate are given in the accompanying article with Geology Today whilst the recent geoconservation work is detailed in the Earth Heritage Magazine article. The associated Henley-in-Arden Heritage trail guide is a useful map whilst details of the excavation on the Mount by Time Team can be watched by clicking here.

Wear warm clothing for the time of the year. Light walking boots or strong shoes are recommended, although there is no difficult terrain. Bring waterproofs and sun cream / sun hat according to the weather forecast for the day.

We will stop at the canal-side Fleur-de-Lys pub in the charming village of Lowsonford for an hour. You can sit in their grounds to eat a packed lunch or purchase a light lunch from the public house. https://www.thefleur.co.uk/. They are famed for their home-made pies.

Shewley Cutting next to the Grand Union Canal looking towards Shrewley Tunnel entrance from the west

The Triassic of Warwickshire - Joe Mazgajcyk & Kieren Quigley
2025-04-10 19:30 - 21:00
Kieren and Joe will provide an overview of part of the geological succession of the Triassic geology comprising the Helsby Sandstone Formation (Sherwood Sandstone Group) and the formations of the Mercia Mudstone Group relevant to the Warwickshire region.

During the talk we will set the scene during the Triassic:

Geological age

High level depositional environments

Present day distribution

Provide findings from recent field trips and cover the following information for the different formations:

What does it look like?

Characterisation challenges

Key ground-borne engineering hazards

Joe graduated from University of Portsmouth with Geology BSc (2011) and Engineering Geology MSc (2012) and joined Mott MacDonald soon after in 2012. Joe is a senior geotechnical engineer at Mott MacDonald, where he has gained extensive experience of geotechnical engineering, engineering geology and contaminated land disciplines whilst working on projects such as Midland Metro, A417 ‘missing link’ and most recently, High Speed 2 (HS2) where he has worked on the design stages of the northern section of HS2 since 2018 and now supporting construction in Birmingham. Joe is Fellow of the Geological Society and a Chartered Geologist.

Kieren Quigley has worked for twelve years as an Engineering Geologist at Mott MacDonald primarily on hydropower, nuclear, and rail infrastructure projects with expertise in slope stability and tunnelling. Over the last five years, Kieren has studied the geomechanical properties of the Mercia Mudstone Group and other Triassic geologies for HS2 and as a potential host rock for deep disposal of nuclear waste. These studies included experimental swelling tests undertaken with the British Geological Survey and field trips to Triassic coastal exposures in Devon and Somerset.

Kieren (left) and Joe (right) examining an exposure of the Branscombe mudstone formation on the South Coast of England

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Venue:St Francis Of Assisi RC Church, 110 Warwick Rd, Kenilworth CV8 1HLhttps://maps.app.goo.gl/9CGWRNdgFfttDKtd7
