Report by Ray Pratt & Jane Allum. Attendance 21 On Wednesday, August 5th, following geoconservation work by a small team of volunteers in February 2026 (Stuart Burley, Ray Pratt, Peter Hawkswood and Tom Collins) 21 members met at the Warwickshire Golf course and walked up to the exposure of the Helsby Sandstone (Middle Triassic) in …
Report by Jane Allum and Stuart Burley. Attendance 3 On Saturday 27th June following liaison with the landowner, Rob Summers, Stuart Burley (WGCG), Jane Allum (WGCG) and Sam Macvie (Bryologist) met to explore the renowned exposure of the Arden Sandstone in Mows Hill Dingle, Warwickshire’s only natural waterfall. A ‘dingle’ is a medieval term for …
Down to Earth extra September 2026
Down to Earth extra August 2026
Report by Ray Pratt & Jane Allum. Attendance 11 On Saturday, July 4th, a small team of WGCG members undertook a clearance session at the quarry in preparation for this visit led by Stuart Burley. Many thanks to Gareth Jenkins, Ray Pratt, Nigel Prentice and Rosemary Hydye. Gareth, Rosemary and Nigel seen here cutting their …
Down to Earth extra July 2026
Report and photos (unless otherwise credited) by Ray Pratt The purpose for this weekend trip, apart from having a great social time in a lovely part of the UK, was to explore the upper Palaeozoic rocks of South Shropshire. A year earlier Martin Whiteley led a WGCG group to look at the Lower Palaeozoic rocks …
Down to Earth extra June 2026
Report by Gareth Jenkins Geoweek 2026 Geoweek 2026 is a week long celebration of GeoScience across the UK. In Warwickshire, WGCG choose to provide field trips to Solihull and Warwick. The end of the week was celebrated with Ask a Geologist at the Herbert Museum and Art Gallery in Coventry. If you’re interested in volunteering …
Down to Earth extra May 2026