40th Anniversary Field Visit: An Introduction to Black Country Geology Part 1 - Revisited
18 July
Saturday 18 July: 40th Anniversary Field Visit: An Introduction to Black Country Geology Part 1- Revisited, led by Andy Harrison. Meet at the car park on Walton Hill, Clent (SO 944802) at 10.00 for an overview of Black Country geology, followed by visits to the Rubery Cutting, NCC Cutting, Wren’s Nest (Alternative to Castle Mill Basin) and Saltwells LNR, looking at the Lower Palaeozoic rocks of the region. We will retrace the footsteps undertaken during the first field visit in 1975, look at the features seen at the time and see what has changed in the past 40 years. Lunch at the Hollybush Inn, A491, Stourbridge Road. Please bring stout footwear and contact the BCGS Field Secretary, Andy Harrison fieldsecretary@bcgs.info, tel: 07973330706 to express an interest in attending this trip and to provide numbers for lunch.