WGCG Public Engagement Stall

As part of Kenilworth Nature Week an Geo-Week activities, WGCG will have a stall in Talisman Square, Kenilworth. The aim is to engage with the general public on the importance of geology in their daily lives. We will have a selected number of specimens available to help engage with the public and lots of brochures …

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WGCG delivers a  successful Outreach event to Shipston Primary School

At the beginning of January WGCG received a request for help from a teacher at Shipston Primary School.  Deborah Parke, a WGCG member and local to the area, was approached and kindly agreed to assist the school in their year 3 lesson on volcano’s. Here is a summary of the experience written by Deborah. ” …

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The annual workshop back with a bang

On Saturday a capacity delegation participated in the “Geology of Warwickshire” workshop at the Kenilworth Senior Citizens Club. In addition to the 5 scheduled presentations, participants were able to enjoy the two displays set up, one on the Carboniferous and the other on the Jurassic. The meeting kicked off with a presentation from Mike Howe …

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Urban Geology of Warwick

Jon Radley of WGCG will lead an urban geology walk around Warwick starting and finishing at the entrance to the Market Hall Museum. The tour will focus on Warwick’s building stones with emphasis on the locally sourced examples and what they can tell us about ancient Warwickshire. Fossils, minerals, climate change and ancient environments will …

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An urban geology walk around Warwick

Jon Radley will lead a walk around Warwick starting and finishing at the entrance to the Market Hall Museum. The tour will focus on Warwick’s building stones with emphasis on the locally sourced examples and what they can tell us about ancient Warwickshire. The length of the walk will be approximately 1-2 miles. Participants are …

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A day with the rangers at Burton Dassett

On a blustery Friday mid February, Ray Pratt met up Warwickshire countryside rangers, Simon and Phil for a walk around Burton Dassett. If you haven’t been to Burton Dassett recently then you may be unaware that the curtain of fencing that surrounded the beacon for the past 6 years, has finally been removed. Now it …

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WGCG 2023 Field programme shaping up

Weeend trips to Flamborough Head and The Suffolk Coast have now been arranged, along with a day trip to Cleeve Hill. Details can be found in our Events listing. Evening trips events are currently being planned to visit; *Geoconservation activity is likely to be required prior to holding group trips to these locations. Please get …

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Weekend Field Trip: Flamborough Coast (Yorkshire), led by Paul Hildreth

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 …

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Field Trip: Cleeve Hill, Gloucestershire. Led by Dr Nick Chidlaw

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. …

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