Events

Stonehenge has recently come into the public eye due to the publication of the results of new geochemical work. The Sun newspaper declared ‘Mystery of where the giant rocks came from SOLVED’ whereas The Guardian was more cautious with a headline ‘Archaeologists discover likely source of Stonehenge’s giant sarsen stones’. The senior English Heritage properties ...

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Gibbet Hill LGS22, is a small disused quarry located close to Gibbet Hill Road, opposite the University of Warwick medical campus. On road parking is usually available on Moreall Meadows road (///stores.ship.green). All vegetation clearance equipment will be provided however if you have a reflective vest it would be advisable to wear as Gibbet Hill ...

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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 ...

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The next Christmas Social of Warwickshire Geological Conservation Group will be on Saturday 12th December at Kenilworth Senior Citizens’ Club, Abbey End, Kenilworth CV8 1QJ at 7.00pm. This year will feature wine tasting. Details TBC.

AGM Evening (Members only) Talk: The rocks beneath your seat - sedimentation in a syn-orogenic Variscan foreland basin – the intriguing story of the Kenilworth Sandstone - Prof Stuart Burley. Venue:St Francis Of Assisi RC Church, 110 Warwick Rd, Kenilworth CV8 1HLhttps://maps.app.goo.gl/9CGWRNdgFfttDKtd7

Bridgnorth, straddling the Severn Valley in a spectacular setting, is well known for its striking topography, defined by the Bridgnorth Sandstone Formation, a bright orange-red, soft sandstone of Permian age, some ≈ 256-260 million years ago. The succession is composed of well-sorted, quartz arenite sandstones organised into large scale sets of cross-strata and has long ...

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