This weekend Field trip will commence on Friday evening with a presentation of the geology of the area followed by dinner. Saturday and Sunday will be spent in the field, ending around 16:00 hrs Sunday 9/7/23. The Flamborough headland coast is celebrated for its Chalk scenery, geomorphology and tectonics. There are also some superficial glacial …
The location has the most complete stratigraphic succession of the Middle Jurassic InferiorOolite Group in the Cotswolds. A lot of sections were re-exposed by Gloucestershire GeologyTrust some years ago. Post-glacial landforms will be described.The scenery from this location is fabulous with great views over the Severn Valley to theMalverns and beyond on a clear day. …
2023 has began with a plethora of talks and events on offer in the Midlands region. Our website contains a page dedicated to these other events offered by other local geology groups and from the Geologists Association. A lot of these are free to attend, particularly those held on Zoom. Other Society Events
During the pandemic the WGCG employed Zoom to keep our education program going to members and friends. As restrictions eased the management committee were agreed to continue to employ Zoom to maintain links with our large following, at the same time as restarting our talks programme in person. In order to do this we had …
The NW Highlands of Scotland probably has the best scenery and geology in the world. You can find the oldest rocks in the British Isles, the first evidence of life, ancient landscapes carved out by preCambrian rivers and beautifully exposed Lower Palaeozoic clastic and carbonate sediments. These all form part of a major fold and …
WGCG AGM – Members only event. Details to follow
Mike Benton. :‘Dinosaurs: New Visions of a Lost World’ This lecture will be held at St Francis of Assisi in Kenilworth. We will also attempt to share this on Zoom for those unable to make it in person. We will be trying out new technology and may incur technical hitches, therefore we recommend attending in …
The first will take place in Mid Wales 13-15th May to be led by Drs Joe Botting and Lucy Weir. The second will be in the Mendips 29-31st July to be led by Dr Martin Whiteley For more details email [email protected]
WGCG residential field trip to Llandrindod Wells led by Joe and Lucy, who are are independent researchers working on ‘Burgess-Shale-type’ discoveries in Mid-Wales. Programme: Friday eve. Introductory talk on the ‘Builth Inlier’ – palaeontological and geological importance Saturday a.m. Visit to the Radnorshire Museum (in Llandrindod Wells) to see their substantial displays (much …